My wife and kids have been noticing they get much shorter shower times so I figure its time for a new element in the ol water heater... (house was built in 06, so timing is about right) anyway I go to drain the thing and notice it takes forever! just barely trickles out and then I see why.. there are these chunks of some type of jelled material coming out. Finally it drains enough to pull the bottom element and I see what appears to be several inches of this stuff in the bottom of my tank! Its almost clear and doesn't stink or anything. Was it put there on purpose or is it something in my water? We have a very deep well with GREAT water. Absolutely no smell or discoloring ever so I don't know what it could be. Do I try to flush it out or is it needed? Heater is a GE unit I believe...
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