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re: How Long Did Your Tankless Water Heater Last?

Posted on 1/24/24 at 1:50 pm to
Posted by HBomb
Dallas
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 1/24/24 at 1:50 pm to
I have a 5 year old navien tankless and do the descale/servicing on it myself once a year. There’s a great video on YouTube that goes through the steps.

You’ll need a bucket, sump pump, washing machine hoses and a couple of gallons of vinegar. I did not do it the first couple years and when I dumped the vinegar and it dried on the ground there was a ton of scale. Ever since then I’ve done it yearly and there is not nearly as much.

Really pretty easy if you are at all handy.
Posted by WB Davis
Member since May 2018
2086 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 3:12 pm to
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I have a 5 year old navien tankless and do the descale/servicing on it myself once a year.
We use that $20 Rectorseal stuff for the flush. Never had much luck with cleaning vinegar.

ETA: one contractor told us to flush with the unit on for about 20 minutes, then with it off for about 40 minutes. Another said to flush only with the unit off.

Anybody got an opinion on this?

This post was edited on 1/24/24 at 3:34 pm
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