Water heater - a great way to provide themselves with hot water at any time. You needed to drain the water from the device to clean it, but you do not know how to do it? Carefully read the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the water heater, and understand the principle of operation of your boiler. The process is simple, but still needs to be done correctly, otherwise flood the room and mess up the water heater.
Merges with the water heater - Preparation
Whether your water heater is suspended on a wall or placed on supports - the process of preparing to release it from the same water. Procedure Next:
- disconnect the boiler from the electricity - unplug the appliance;
- shut off the water;
- wait until the water has cooled down. Do not pour hot water, get a burn;
- remove the tube from the boiler tank of hot and cold water.
Drain the water from the water heater through the drain valve
The drain valve is located at the exit of water from the boiler. If you have it on the device - just open it. The water will gradually flow from the heater to the substituted a bucket or bowl. But this is a way to drain the water is effective when you are at home and not in a hurry, and the volume of the tank is small. If the volume of the tank is more than 50 liters - please be patient, long-term process. Poor water flows? Clogged valve and the water will flow for a long time or if you do not work.
Merge with the water heater through the opening for cold water
This method is a little more complicated. Prepare a wrench to loosen the nut to connect the water heater system. Check whether the instrument is closed the hot water valve. An open valve by unscrewing the nuts water gush high flow. And you need to control the process so as not to flood the room and the neighbors from the bottom Then your actions are as follows:
- substitute a water heater tank for draining water;
- unscrew the wrench to the nut connecting the safety valve with a plastic pipe or hose;
- disconnect the hose from the safety valve;
- unscrew the knitting nut connecting the valve with the heating tank nozzle;
- remove the valve. Look, whether he is clogged. Rinse as needed. If you did not forget to close the hot faucet before, the water does not flow from the device or see a small trickle;
- open the hot water faucet on the device. Through it, air and water from the cold nozzle will begin to flow faster.
If you need to adjust the water thread, use the hot water fauce. To reduce the water jet, just tighten it. If the system provides a crane at the exit from the device (it is on a hot nozzle) - adjust the drainage of this crane. This method will allow to get rid of water in 5 minutes from the tank of any volume.
We drain the water from the water heater through the incoming and exit hoses
This way of freeing the boiler from water is the fastest, but to control the water flow is difficult. It will be suitable if your device is installed above the bathroom, as you cannot stop or reduce a strong waterflow and flood the room.
Unscrew the cold water hose with a safety valve from the incoming nozzle. Remove the hose from the hot pipe. Through two holes, water will go and the tank will quickly empty.
If your boiler is warranty, but broke and you want to drain the water yourself - do not do it. Call the masters that installed the device. They will repaired him and they themselves are water.
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