Remedies
There are two solutions:
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Flush the debris from the
heater tank, install a new dip tube, and flush the strainers and
aerators. In order to flush the heater tank, a full-port drain valve
has to be installed for each heater. In the case of the apartment
complex, the approximate cost to flush the heater and replace the dip tube
was $280 to $300 per unit. It took 45 minutes to an hour to clean
all the strainers, aerators, and fixtures in one apartment.
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Replace the water heater and clean and flush the strainers and
aerators. The cost of this method was projected at $450 to $500.
Regardless of the approach you use, the fixtures, strainers, and aerators
will have to be cleaned over and over until all of the small pieces of the
dip tube are flushed from the distribution piping.
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