Curtis336
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I recently bought an old house and had to remove the water heater as I am re-plumbing the entire house (more on that later). When I drained the heater, it didn't drain well, because the drain valve kept clogging up with some sort of clear-ish gelatin globule type substance.
I was a little disappointed because I had planned on using the hot water heater until I could to afford to replace it. It is an electric heater, fairly new looking. I think it might be ten or fifteen years old, and I think the house sat empty for over a year. Any ideas on what that stuff could be and if I should use the tank?
The stuff looked like little globules of the stuff you might see on the inside of a baby diaper if you opened it up and took out the absorbent stuff after it got wet.
I was a little disappointed because I had planned on using the hot water heater until I could to afford to replace it. It is an electric heater, fairly new looking. I think it might be ten or fifteen years old, and I think the house sat empty for over a year. Any ideas on what that stuff could be and if I should use the tank?
The stuff looked like little globules of the stuff you might see on the inside of a baby diaper if you opened it up and took out the absorbent stuff after it got wet.