Prepare electric water heater.

If the water heater off the power. Turn off the water, electric water heater by closing the valve on the cold water pipe. Which is located at the top of the water heater.

Select the anode and replace the anode.

There are three types of metal used to manufacture the anode rod. They are magnesium, aluminum and zinc. If you have a natural water softener, you should install a magnesium anode. Aluminum is used when you have hard water or water with salt severely softened. After installation you will find your anodized aluminum anode before serious deterioration.

Remove sediment.

If you have an electric water heater, a loud voice, if you have a heater, or both types of water heaters to an unpleasant odor. If the deposit is sufficiently high, the electric water heater at the lower portion of the heating element will be covered and can not be used to heat water. If you smell the sulfur smell from the water heater to come, which is due to sediment accumulation breed its internal odor-causing bacteria. To get rid of these problems you install a curved dip tube.

Install a curved dip tube and flushing the water heater.

When you buy a water heater, it is usually with a straight dip tube. Dip tube is a plastic tube in the water heater, the bottom of the water heater from the top of the cold water inlet to the water heater extension. Its mission is to make the most of cold water can be easily heated. The precipitate on the bottom of the water heater, and not only in the water heater, wherein said dip tube extends to the bottom of a small portion of the movement. Water outflow pipe pushing sand away. External heater trying to wash the precipitate on the discharge valve is also possible. Draw a curved pipe installation, wherein the bottom of the curve in a 90 degree angle, so that the bottom of the water heater, the cold water to be swept through the input.