Weekend Project

This weekend boasts numerous fun activities like the River Arts Fest and the Indie Memphis Film Festival. But if you REALLY want to have fun, why not drain a gallon of water from your water heater? It will remove built up sediment and allow your water heater to operate more efficiently, thus saving you money. Is there anything more fun than saving money?

The Natural Handyman has a very in-depth discussion of why draining the tank is important and gives step by step instructions, as does The DIY Network and Ask.com.

Please read the how-to's carefully before attempting this. It definitely seems like a "tankless" job.