Draining An Older Water Heater

CALLER

• Recently Carol heard us discussing draining a water heater. Everyone was telling her not to do it because it was 5 years old. We explain why you should NOT do it if you’ve never drain it before from the time it was installed.

COMMENTARY

• Tips on water heater maintenance
  • Tank heaters should be drained once a year
  • Always turn off the power source whether is electric or gas before you do anything
• Subscribe to the Rosie on the House YouTube channel for visual step-by-step home maintenance tutorials

RESOURCE

• Rosie On The House You Tube Channel

Homeowner Questions

CALLER

• Armando’s 1920’s built Tucson home has a settling porch problem. The porch posts supports are starting to settle in and falling down. There are sprinkler heads all the way around the foundation that he feels is the culprit of the settling issue

CALLER

• Robert is dealing with straight line cracks in his back patio drywall ceiling. After a repair the lines reappear. We discuss if its a sign of a stress crack or a crack that’s following the line of drywall sections next to each other

CALLER

• Woody is dealing with crumbling block at the base of a block wall between him and his neighbor’s property. Landscaper discovered the neighbor’s water lines running along their side of the wall. Pretty sure moisture is the culprit and needs a suggestion on repairing that part of the wall

RESOURCE

• Weekly To Do: Preventing Household Disasters

Takeaways

TEXT

• Wife is from Midwest and used to flat drywall texture. Is it advisable or even feasible to texture to flat over the top of years old drywall with layers of paint?  We explain why its OK under certain conditions

COMMENTARY

• Takeaways from today’s broadcast on growing roses, protecting your property from natural disasters, water heater maintenance among the topics