Descaling your tankless water heater is an overlooked (but real simple) task. Tankless water heaters are not very heavy on maintenance. A few routine checks per year, and you should be good. But there is one reason why you’ll need to check on your tankless water heater: scaling caused by hard water. This is often due to having hard water and your inline water heater set to a high temperature. This will create scaling, and you’ll need to flush your water heater every so often.
You may not be sure if you have hard water. Hard water is water with high mineral content. Over time, this mineral content will accumulate within the water heater, which will eventually cause functionality issues. In certain areas of Southern California, hard water is very common. Some tankless heater units will have a notification system to alert you when it needs to be descaled. If your unit doesn’t have this alert system, you’ll need to pay attention if your water heater is functioning optimally. If it’s not, you’ll need to contact a professional plumber to run a checkup. Even a thin layer of scaling can cause your energy consumption to skyrocket.
We recommend hiring a professional plumber to descale your water heater. This is a simple process and your plumber should be run a maintenance check on the unit and descale the hard mineral content within one visit to the home. Contact us today or visit our specialty service Long Beach webpage to learn more.