Hot water tanks are designed to hold water for years and years, but flushing them should be part of your regular home maintenance schedule. The sediment that will build up over time can potentially make it harder for your hot water tank to do its job. This puts your water heater at risk of failing sooner than it should. Hot water tanks should have a life span of 10–12 years at least, but if you don’t annually drain the sediment, you can reduce that life span significantly. By following our easy instructions, water heater maintenance is an easy DIY task.

Nobody likes to deal with a clogged drain, but it happens to the best of us. Prevention is worth a pound of cure, so we’re going to tell you lots of ways you can prevent clogs from happening. For the times that the inevitable clog materializes, we’ll also give you ways to clear those clogs naturally and easily.