We had to change the heating element on our hot water heater yesterday. We've been without hot water for exactly one week now. Took us most of the day because the valve for the water flow into the hot water heater leaks by (didn't know this) and the drain was clogged so only a small dribble was coming out. The water was going in faster than the drain could take it out. We finally had to turn the water supply off to the house but the drain clogged up and we couldn't get any water out. The only way we could drain the water was by unscrewing the heating element and letting water flow into a bucket. Once the bucket was full we screwed the heating element back in and emptied the bucket. This was further complicated the fact that the water heater is mounted in the attic so to dump the water we had to go up and down the ladder.
After we drained the water heater here is a picture of the calcium that we cleaned out of the water heater. No wonder the drain was clogged. The container is 10" x 8" and about 3" high. It is completely full of the calcium that we cleaned out.
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