MAINTAINING YOUR WATER HEATER

Why is Annual Maintenance on Your Water Heater Important?

One of the ways you can save yourself a huge amount of money each year in your utility bills is to have your hot water heater maintained by a professional plumbing repair company. The benefits to an annual maintenance contract are abundant, saving you both money and the integrity of the unit itself. Consider these reasons why annual maintenance on your water heater, and the rest of your Simi Valley home, is so important.

Providing Cleaner Water

During the year, the water heater is going to filter out a huge amount of contaminants from the water as it passes through and into your home. Those sediments eventually remain trapped in the bottom of the water heater and come in contact with the rest of the water as it is prepared to be heated. When you have an annual service contract, the repair technician will drain the water and all those contaminants in the tank, flushing them away so that the water now held in the tank will be as clear and clean as possible. Those sediments will be flushed away and make it easier for the system to provide you fresh water.

Preserving the Life of the Unit

The older the hot water heater gets, the harder it has to work to treat water that you use for cleaning or bathing in your Simi Valley home. Those calcium deposits in the water begin to deteriorate the moving parts within the tank, making it harder for the system to operate efficiently. Once the inside of the tank begins to break down, the repairs will start mounting up more frequently. One of the easiest ways to preserve your hot water heater and ensure it lasts for the maximum time, have it professionally cleaned and serviced from the inside. The plumbing repair technician will drain the water and clean the tanks interior, then check all the moving parts so they are operating at peak performance,

Reduce Risk of Failure

The longer that you go between maintenance for your hot water heater, the more likely something major can go wrong. Corrosion buildup under the tank or along any of the exterior pipes can start to leak, eventually bursting from the high pressure within and the lack of integrity of the pipe. The plumbing repair team can quickly identify areas of concern and address those issues before a full blown emergency occurs in the middle of the night and you’re walking in a pool of water looking for a repair man at 3:00 in the morning.

If you haven’t had your Simi Valley, CA plumbing system checked out, there’s no better time than now to call Fix It Fast Plumbing at (805) 623-4417!