Home made water heater cleaning tool

I have had good luck with this inexpensive home made water heater cleaning tool. It gets the junk out of the bottom of the tank and keeps it from getting into the system or down the side of the TM. It consists of a standard PEX home toilet supply waterline with an adapter to adapt to a garden hose. I epoxy'd the open end end closed ( cut threads in it with sheet metal screw to allow epoxy to grip) and cut slits with hacksaw for spray nozzle. The sleeve is just 3/4 PVC with a threaded adapter. The PVC sleeve screws into the anode hole and allows the dirty water to run out and not down the side of the TM. The spray wand can be rotated around and moved in and out to get to all the sides. This is about the same price as commercial sprayers, but allows the loosened dirt to flow out with out getting all over the TM.

Great idea.

What I do is let the pump build up some pressure and then remove the anode rod, remembering to stand out of the way!

The gunk gets blown out. The only thing that dribbles down the side of the TM is clear water.

Your solution is more elegant. My technique is more entertaining.

[Bill]

I like it! I like it a lot!

Bill

[ShrimpBurrito]

That is very cool, indeed. I'm going to do the same thing.

Dave

It is really entertaining if you are not aware of the pressure and take the valve off, as it will blow a good 10'-15'. That is unless someone happens to be innocently standing in the way!

[countrygirl]

Ha...sounds like a confession Scott.

Yep...anyone know how to get the gunk out of your clothes???