Water heaters are an appliance that people hardly ever do the maintenance on. Every water heater comes with a care and use book that is usually left attached to the water heater with the warrantee information. All water heaters need to have a check up service performed at least once a year.
In most cases water heaters need to be drained and flushed out the put back into service. Some time there is a little more work that needs to be done. Water heaters could need to have some of there components pulled apart and cleaned or replaced to keep them working. Water heaters come equipped with dip tubes, thermo couplers, anode rods, and gas control valves that need maintenance from time to time.
A water heater is just like anything else if you take care if it it will last longer. Take some time and keep your water heater lasting for a long time.
