SilverRhino
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I have been using a hose nozzle that has a rubber collar to flush the "scale" from my water heater. It fits into the threaded opening for the anode rod and seems to do a fair job of flushing out the tank.
Not wanting to take the easy way out and purchase a ready made water heater "flushing device" I decided to make my own. While cleaning up in the garage I found just the things needed for this project. I had an old piece of 1/2" copper pipe with a cap on one end, this would make the "wand" of my unit. Digging through some old pipe fittings I found a copper adapter that would go on the end of the pipe opposite the cap. The adapter went from 1/2" copper pipe to 1/2" MPT. To this I attached a PVC ball valve that had 1/2" FPT on both ends. Next came a 1/2" MPT to FHT adapter, which will allow me to hook the unit up to my hose. The pipe is 20 inches in length, which should allow me to reach all the way into the tank.
On the capped end of the pipe I will drill holes, starting with 4 equally spaced around the pipe. I plan on starting with 1/16th " holes and then working up as needed, until I get the spray that works the best. The holes will be drilled just behing the cap on the end of the pipe.
Since I do not have the trailer at home, I have not yet been able to use my new "Flush Wand"
Not wanting to take the easy way out and purchase a ready made water heater "flushing device" I decided to make my own. While cleaning up in the garage I found just the things needed for this project. I had an old piece of 1/2" copper pipe with a cap on one end, this would make the "wand" of my unit. Digging through some old pipe fittings I found a copper adapter that would go on the end of the pipe opposite the cap. The adapter went from 1/2" copper pipe to 1/2" MPT. To this I attached a PVC ball valve that had 1/2" FPT on both ends. Next came a 1/2" MPT to FHT adapter, which will allow me to hook the unit up to my hose. The pipe is 20 inches in length, which should allow me to reach all the way into the tank.
On the capped end of the pipe I will drill holes, starting with 4 equally spaced around the pipe. I plan on starting with 1/16th " holes and then working up as needed, until I get the spray that works the best. The holes will be drilled just behing the cap on the end of the pipe.
Since I do not have the trailer at home, I have not yet been able to use my new "Flush Wand"