Due to some plumbing drama, ended up with two identical Bradford White electric water heaters.
Wanted to figure out best method to store as backup the older one of the two, it having been connected less than 3 years.
Flushed it from sediment couple times before disconnecting lines but it still has a little orange/yellow goo if tilted with a drain hose attached. Upon removal of the bottom drain valve and top high pressure valve, both are visually in clean shape.
Would it be good practice to remove the heating element, coat it with something and store in a dry place ?
Would it need to be rinsed a few more times to get all sediment out or would some mineral spirits (?) poured in from bottom hole where drain valve was attached, shaken around and emptied - do the trick ?
Anything else ?
Wanted to figure out best method to store as backup the older one of the two, it having been connected less than 3 years.
Flushed it from sediment couple times before disconnecting lines but it still has a little orange/yellow goo if tilted with a drain hose attached. Upon removal of the bottom drain valve and top high pressure valve, both are visually in clean shape.
Would it be good practice to remove the heating element, coat it with something and store in a dry place ?
Would it need to be rinsed a few more times to get all sediment out or would some mineral spirits (?) poured in from bottom hole where drain valve was attached, shaken around and emptied - do the trick ?
Anything else ?