Sediment Buster - UL Verified V699054 Water Heater Tool - Flushes, Cleans, Drains, Breaks up Sediment Clogs from Electric or Gas Water Heaters Easy to Use

This sentiment, Buster works very well would recommend it to anybody who’s looking to clean their hot water tank once a year.

As we do annually, we tried to drain the sediment & scutz out of our hot water tank and not a drop of water came out -- it was completely plugged. Wiggling a wire thru the value was useless. Do we call a plumber ($$$), buy a new tank ($$$$$) - or try to replace the drain ourselves?? Was fearing a 60gal flood getting the original drain off and replaced, then saw an ad for this little gem. We read the instructions & watched the video; got the garden hose and a screwdriver, and the bicycle pump we bought for the job. Within minutes we had free-flowing water from the drain!! There wasn't actually much sediment but it had completely blocked the drain valve somehow. Amazing little device, and so simple to use, and saved us so much money!! Looks like a high quality product, and definitely did the job for us, quickly. No frustrations, worked exactly as described, and knowing that drain is working again and the sediment is gone is such a good feeling. Highly recommended!

Excellent tool. We had to use this to drain a few gallons of water from a heater to change the anode. Without it, would not be possible, the valve was clogged. You don't need high pressure from a compressor, we cleared the valve just using a tire inflator. Yes, you should be replacing your water heater anode every 7-8 years to prevent scale and tank corrosion.

This Sediment Buster is a must have when you drain your water heater - ESPECIALLY after having your well worked on! I just recently had my well worked on and it caused all sorts of water clarity problems due to the turbulence the work created. After two weeks of "waiting" for the water to totally clear up I tackled the task of draining my water heater. I could not believe how much crud had settled there - in fact when I first opened the valve a glob of mud came out and then clogged! Luckily I had my Sediment Buster attached and a quick spurt of compressed air and the water was draining again! I kept using my air compressor periodically during the entire draining process. After refilling the tank is did a short drain and my water was all clear! The Sediment Buster worked perfectly. Some users say theirs leaked leak but the only water I noticed is where I expected it to happen - at the air valve when you remove the compressed air, because a little water is going to seep out when you remove the air connection before that valve closes again. I am thoroughly impressed and 100% pleased with the Sediment Buster and how easy it was to use and its durability. Well made and so easy to use.

This Tool works great! Easy to follow instructions and seems very well made. Used once so far flushing my 3 year old hot water heater, and made the task very simple. I followed the instructions and cooled the water in the tank first, no drips from the fittings and the valve opened and closed smoothly. Really handy being able to see clearly what is coming out of the tank instead of having to use a bucket to determine whether or not the water is running clear. If there was anything I would change or add, it would be modifying the air stem/fitting, or adding some kind of check valve between that and your compressor to prevent water from backflowing into it. I was using an electric air pump, and between cycling the pump on and off a ton of water went into my air hoses back to the air pump. I had to blow out my lines afterwards to prevent any damage to the electric pump. For next year's use, I will definitely be adding an in-line check valve. Something the manufacturer should consider adding in this kit as well. Overall I highly recommend this tool, and flush your tanks! Good plumbers aren't getting any easier to find and hot water heaters aren't getting any cheaper to replace.