Draining The Storage Tank - Rheem 610340 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

Warning: Exercise care, as water discharged from the storage tank may be of a very high temperature.
To drain the storage tank:
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Turn off the storage tank (refer to
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Close all hot water taps.
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Operate the relief valve release lever - do not let the lever snap back or you will damage the valve seat.
Operating the lever will release the pressure in the storage tank.
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Undo the union at the cold water inlet to the storage tank and attach a hose to the storage tank side of
the union.
Let the other end of the hose go to a drain.
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Operate the relief valve again.
This will let air into the storage tank and allow the water to drain through the hose.

DRAINING THE STORAGE TANK

"To Turn Off The Storage Tank"
on page 32).
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