Ken Neyer Plumbing, Inc. Blog: Archive for March, 2022

Call a Pro for Your Water Heater Flushing

Monday, March 28th, 2022

Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink! You might not drink water from your water heater, but you sure don’t want to see water everywhere, especially if it’s coming from the nozzle of your water heater. There are a lot of gallons of water contained in that hot water tank of yours, so a small mistake when trying to flush the system could lead to a pretty major leak and some issues down the line.

Look, we’re not here to stop anyone from learning about their water heaters in Mason, OH. In fact, we’d love to talk you through the process of flushing a water heater. The important thing is that we want homeowners to save money and defer to experts when professional services are required, and that’s exactly what we’re talking about when we discuss water heater flushing.

Let’s talk about why yearly water heater flushing is important, and why you should defer to an expert.

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Is Your Water Heater Insulated?

Monday, March 14th, 2022

Water heaters are designed with insulation in mind. The interior of most tank water heating systems are built with glass and a metal shell to keep as much heat inside as possible. However, with insulation saving energy, more homeowners are taking this process into their own hands with varying results.

So, we wanted to talk about the specifics of water heaters in Fairfield, OH. We want to talk about some of the pros and cons that come with insulating your water heater, and most importantly, we wanted to talk about why water heater insulation is a task better left to the pros.

While there are many online tutorials that talk about nifty ways to insulate your water heater, they rarely talk about some of the mistakes that can come from an untrained person taking on this work themselves. We want to inform our customers as much as possible so nothing is left in disrepair.

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