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Plumbing in the Home - water heater rattling noises

Expert: Anthony - The Plumber - 10/30/2009

Question
when I turn on a hot water tap, the water heater in my garage starts clanking and rattling. I don't know much about the age of the heater (it looks pretty new) as the house was a foreclosure I purchased a year ago. We have hard water here in Vegas but all water goes through a water softener. Do you think there's something wrong with the heater or is this normal?

Answer
Lora,

Clanking, rattling or other noises at a water heater could be caused by
an excess build up of minerals in the base of the heater.

As the hard water heats up, heavy calcium and other minerals will fall to
the base of the heater, creating a cake that breaks up when heated and
will make noise.

I would at the very least have the water heater flushed out as that will
lengthen its' life.

Let me know what you find out.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Anthony

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