Does a Water Heater Really Need to be Drained and Flushed?

Does your gas or electric water heater actually need to be drained and flushed every year or is this something completely unnecessary? For most people, it is better if they simply don't disturb their water heater and let it do its thing. No draining, no flushing, no replacing anode rods. Why do I say this? Simply because I have seen many old water heaters that were very old but never had any kind of maintenance done to them. I have also seen plenty of water heaters that needed to be replaced when they were under 10 years old even though the homeowner had flushed it every year, replaced the anode rod, and yanked the pressure relief valve on a yearly basis... Throughout the years, seeing all these water heaters brought me to a conclusion that draining and flushing a water heater is not necessary. For most people not doing this chore would only be a good thing.
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