Before cleaning the gas water heater, it must be turned off.
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2025 4:23 am
To start cleaning, you need to remove the water intake unit, which is located in the column body.
The housing must be opened: to do this, unscrew the screws that connect it. The filter is cleaned and washed using a strong water jet. After cleaning, the membrane should be checked. It should have a flat shape. If the shape of the membrane is distorted, the element should be replaced. After cleaning, close the cover of the unit and tighten the screws, ensuring the correct membrane tension.
How to clean the heat exchanger:
Disconnect the pipes through which water rich people data and exits. If the nuts are rusted, a special liquid WD-40 will help to unscrew them. The liquid can be purchased at a car store. To rid the nuts of scale, the liquid must be applied to the places where they are connected.
Pour an anti-scale agent into the disconnected heat exchanger. It is best to use a funnel for this. You can prepare the anti-scale solution yourself. To do this, take 100 g of citric acid and dilute it in half a liter of heated water. For cleaning, you can use 9% vinegar (it must be diluted with water in the proportion: 1:3). The cleaning solution should be left overnight.
In the morning, the solution is poured out of the heat exchanger, rinsing with a large amount of clean water. It is necessary to make sure that there are no pieces of scale left in the heat exchanger that have come off its walls. After cleaning, the heat exchanger is returned to its place. Tightening it with nuts. It is important not to forget to change the gaskets for sealing.
How to clean a gas water heater from scale
When cleaning the column yourself, many experts advise cleaning only the flow part of the water heater from scale. You should work carefully with the gas column, since only professionals can deal with gas: the slightest mistake can lead to tragic consequences.
The most common malfunction that concerns a flow-through heater is the formation of water heating scale, which accumulates in the heat exchanger.
The housing must be opened: to do this, unscrew the screws that connect it. The filter is cleaned and washed using a strong water jet. After cleaning, the membrane should be checked. It should have a flat shape. If the shape of the membrane is distorted, the element should be replaced. After cleaning, close the cover of the unit and tighten the screws, ensuring the correct membrane tension.
How to clean the heat exchanger:
Disconnect the pipes through which water rich people data and exits. If the nuts are rusted, a special liquid WD-40 will help to unscrew them. The liquid can be purchased at a car store. To rid the nuts of scale, the liquid must be applied to the places where they are connected.
Pour an anti-scale agent into the disconnected heat exchanger. It is best to use a funnel for this. You can prepare the anti-scale solution yourself. To do this, take 100 g of citric acid and dilute it in half a liter of heated water. For cleaning, you can use 9% vinegar (it must be diluted with water in the proportion: 1:3). The cleaning solution should be left overnight.
In the morning, the solution is poured out of the heat exchanger, rinsing with a large amount of clean water. It is necessary to make sure that there are no pieces of scale left in the heat exchanger that have come off its walls. After cleaning, the heat exchanger is returned to its place. Tightening it with nuts. It is important not to forget to change the gaskets for sealing.
How to clean a gas water heater from scale
When cleaning the column yourself, many experts advise cleaning only the flow part of the water heater from scale. You should work carefully with the gas column, since only professionals can deal with gas: the slightest mistake can lead to tragic consequences.
The most common malfunction that concerns a flow-through heater is the formation of water heating scale, which accumulates in the heat exchanger.