Can the water heater be cleaned by itself? What can be used to clean the dirt on the water heater?

Water heaters are common in our daily life. But many people don't know how to clean water heaters. So can water heaters be cleaned by themselves? What should be used to clean water heater dirt? The following editor will explain them one by one, hoping to help you.

What to use to clean water heater dirt

The water heater will produce scale after being used for a long time. Scale cannot be washed away by just washing with water, so a special scale remover is needed. It is also necessary to use professional equipment to inject the medicine into the water heater, and then discharge it from the water heater after the medicine decomposes the scale. Only in this way can the inside be cleaned.

Can I clean my water heater myself?

First, prepare a small vortex water pump, two 1-1.5 meter plastic aluminum pipes, and 1-2 kg of cleaning agent (descaling agent), and dissolve the detergent in clean water for use.

Remove the water inlet pipe of the water heater, connect the outlet of the small water pump to the inlet of the water heater, insert the pump inlet pipe into the cleaning agent bucket to the bottom, open the outlet of the water heater, start the pump, the cleaning agent is pressed into the water heater, after 1-2 buckets of cleaning agent are filled, connect the inlet of the water heater and close the outlet.

After 1-2 days, open the inlet and outlet of the water heater, and yellow water will rush out. Just rinse it clean (the water consumption may be high). Under normal circumstances, the electric heating tube will not be washed through. If conditions permit, you can use a megohmmeter to measure the insulation.

Where is the best place to put the electric water heater?

According to the heating method of water heaters, there are four common types of water heaters: gas water heaters, solar water heaters (usually balcony wall-mounted solar water heaters in buildings), electric water heaters and air-energy water heaters.

There are two types of water heaters whose installation locations are fixed and cannot be changed according to customer needs. They are: gas water heaters - can only be installed in the kitchen; solar water heaters - can only be installed on the balcony.