[elky] Re: Fw: Non Elky Plumbing mystery
- From: Dann Keller <kwhale22@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Ray Buck et al <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:03:46 -0800
Rick,
That is same kind of drain "device" that came with our new tank last year also.
It's a PITA but it does work and I guess the curious (kids and morons ?) won't
accidnetally turn it on (if that's the problem they are trying to address.) It
works pretty well with a large flat-blade screw driver. I draw 3 or 4 gallons
of hot water out from time to time for car-washing and such and seldom drain
just for preventage maintenance. Ours is gas heated and I've heard that they
sometimes build up scale on the bottom that needs to be flushed out from time
to time to improve performance.
Dan
From: dragan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [elky] Fw: Non Elky Plumbing mystery
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:37:34 -0800
On my high-tech well advertised and incredibly overpriced twentyfirst century
electric water heater there is a drain valve at the bottom as there should be.
But it is alien to me. I have never seen the likes of this amazing brass
what-ever-you-call-it-thingie before.
Is is merely a screwdriver operated faucet? And if so why? Why would such a
thing even exist? What is going on? Will Rod Serling step from behind the
curtain?
Here are some pictures I took while standing on my head and feeling a bit sick
to my stomach. Sorry about the poor quality as I could not see what I was doing
at all. It was point and hope time.
It is past time to drain my water heater and I wonder if there may be a nasty
gotcha associated with this bizarre brass manifestation of some form of
engineering I am not familiar with. Klingon perhaps? Too brutal looking to be
Romulan.
Rick Draganowski
(Doubtful in Oregon)
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