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plumber: “your hot water tank is too old to flush” (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Has anyone encountered this? I didn’t talk directly to the plumber but was told they will not flush a 30+ year old tank. I wonder if the plumber is concerned that it’s so fragile that flushing would cause leaks.

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[–] slazer2au 2 points 2 months ago

The manufacturer should have an expected lifetime of the device. This is seperate to the warranty. As you have done no maintenance on the unit in 25 years then I would say the unit is due for replacement.

In Australia our systems are outside and are subject to environmental wear but manufacturers say about 15 to 20 years is the life of a tank.