If your water is rust colored or not heating quickly, it may be because sediment in collecting in your water heater. Here's how to drain the tank.

Q. Our condominium building was neither well constructed nor well insulated. As a result, almost every extended freeze and thaw, the building experiences pipe bursts causing extensive damage to units ...

Water pipes can burst anytime temperatures are below freezing. A burst water pipe or water heater is considered to be an emergency situation and could pose a danger of flooding. Customers can call ...

Understanding why pipes burst starts with looking at water at ... also let hot water drip from the fixture furthest from your water heater. This keeps water moving through the entire system.

Q: I just drained my water heater for the first time since it was installed back in 1989. The water came out very clean, with no sign of sediment, so I stopped after about 5 minutes. Does this ...