I forgot to mention that one of the leading causes of water heater failures (home, marine, and mobile) is sediment collecting and creating hot spots on the elements. The 3-way valve I suggested also ensures that a flush path is available for that sediment. Many designs have the drain "T"ed off of the cold water inlet port so flushing really doesn't pass water through the heater at all.
Josh On Oct 27, 2015 6:36 PM, "John Russo via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thanks for all the advice re Vodka and Hot Water tank. I have decided to > simply drain the tank and leave all valves open for expansion and not do > Vodka. > > > > John > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *John > Russo via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, October 26, 2015 8:21 PM > *To:* CnC-List@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* John Russo > *Subject:* Stus-List Vodka for Hot water tank > > > > Any downside to putting some vodka in the hot water tank after draining as > an alternative to antifreeze which forever smells when using hot water. The > drain in not quite positioned at the bottom of the tank so there is always > some residual water left in the tank and although I leave the drain valve > open for expansion I am concerned that any freezing could damage the tank > connections. Any advice would be appreciated. > > > > John > > Arpeggio C&C 32 > > Norwalk, CT > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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