Automated water heater flushing and monitoring system

A computer system for flushing a water heater having a flush outlet in flow communication with the water heater, the computer system comprising at least one processor in communication with an electronically operated valve mounted to the flush outlet, configured to:

• determine that an abnormal condition exists within the water heater, based upon a signal received from at least one sensor;
• based upon the determination that the abnormal condition exists, transmitting an open signal to the electronically operated valve mounted to the flush outlet and in flow communication with the water heater to allow flushing of the water heater;
• monitor to detect when the abnormal condition has cleared;
• and
• based upon detecting that the abnormal condition has cleared, transmit a close signal to the electronically operated valve to complete the flushing of the water heater.

A computer system for flushing a water heater having a flush outlet in flow communication with the water heater, the computer system comprising one or more processors in communication with an electronically operated valve mounted to the flush outlet, the one or more processors configured to:

• determine that an abnormal condition exists within the water heater, based upon a signal received from at least one sensor;
• transmit an electronic message recommending to flush the water heater to a monitoring computing device or a third party computing device;
• receive an electronic instruction from the monitoring computing device or the third party computing device, respectively, to flush the water heater;
• based upon the received electronic instruction, transmit an open signal to the electronically operated valve to allow flushing of the water heater;
• monitor to detect when the abnormal condition has cleared;
• and
• based upon detecting that the abnormal condition has cleared, transmit a close signal to the electronically operated valve to complete the flushing of the water heater.