How to Save Your Water Heater from Death by Calcium Buildup

Stop us if this sounds familiar:

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You wait forever for your shower to heat up then rush through it to avoid running out of hot water.

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At the end of the month, your utility bills are sky-high.

On top of it all, you hear something banging around inside your water heater. But it’s not that old!

What’s going on?

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You more than likely have calcium buildup in your water heater. The mineral is notorious for infiltrating water heaters and damaging them.

How does calcium buildup in water heaters happen, and how do you get it out and keep it out?

In this post, we’ll teach you everything you need to know about this problem, including how to prevent calcium buildup in your water heater for good!

What Causes Calcium Buildup in a Hot Water Heater?

This problem occurs because your water contains a lot of calcium. Calcium gets into water as it flows through the earth and encounters calcium-containing rocks, such as limestone, dolomite and gypsum. Because water is adhesive, it collects bits of calcium from the rocks as it flows over them.

Many regions in the United States have a lot of calcium-containing rocks beneath their soil. For example, the two regions we serve here at Angel Water, Northern Illinois and Southeast Florida, are both very limestone-heavy. So, if you live in Chicago or West Palm Beach, there’s a good chance you’re experiencing this problem, or you will.

Hard Water Contains Calcium

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If you haven’t heard about the water in your region containing a lot of calcium, perhaps you know the issue by its other name: hard water. Water becomes hard when it contains more than one grain per gallon of calcium. Not only does hard water wreak havoc on your water heater, but it also causes several other problems around the home, including:

Uncontrollable itching after you shower
Cloudy dishes from the dishwasher
Rust stains on clothes
Low water pressure
Scale buildup on other water-using appliances
And more!

Most of the homes in this country have hard water and experience these problems every day, so you’re not alone.

Too Much Heat Creates the Issue

Why does all that calcium in hard water wind up clogging your water heater? The calcium separates out of the water when the water heater heats it up. The mineral deposits then drop to the bottom of the tank and cling to the heating element.

The more the calcium builds up over time, the worse things get for the water heater. The system must work harder to heat the water and has a shorter lifespan as a result. It also increases your energy bills because it requires more energy to heat the water. Plus, excess calcium buildup also puts the tank in danger of cracking and flooding your basement. Therefore, it’s essential to get this problem fixed sooner rather than later before it gets costlier!

Worker inspecting calcium buildup in a water heater — Calcium will clog up your water heater’s heating element like this over time.

How Do You Remove Calcium Buildup in a Water Heater?

Don’t despair if you have gobs of calcium caking the inside of your tank. Here’s how to clean calcium buildup out of your water heater in two simple steps: