what causes gas water heaters to ping and pop? is it sediment and what are the remedies
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Sediment and/or hard water deposits. Flushing may or may not help.
do these hard water deposits build up we live in a new house and did not hear the noises untill 2 years
Yep, it's just like regular deposits in a bank -- they build up over time.