That's true... But isn't that true of most all things that require minor maintenance; like putting a vacuum to the refrigerator.
Absolutely.
The kicker is that even if Thad did that, it wouldn't have prevented the issue he had. Draining removes sediment, he had a leak. Most likely, the sacrificial anode was spent and he had a corrosion problem.
Thad is most likely like me, getting his water from a SUD.
Where I am, we do not purchase our water from a major system; like Dallas.
Our SUD water is terrible when it come to wear on my appliances. I should have listened better when my builder suggested that I put in a "water filter" when I built my home...