I dont think Ive ever seen an anode on a water heater, inlet, outlet, popoff, burner, thermocouple, drain. Is that a new thing? I havent put in a new water heater in a long time, or is that for electric?
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 11:32 AM Erich Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are going to put a tank one in again make sure to replace the Anode > rod with a DC powered one. If you check your existing heater does the rod > even exist or has it corroded away (It is supposed to protect the tank from > corrosion)? We had two 40 gal heaters replaced about 8 months ago, right > after the install, we started to get a sulfur smell . In doing some > research turns out even new hot water heater Anodes (magnesium) can have a > reaction to well/hard water and the rod will need to replaced within a few > years. I found that you can buy a DC rod and never replace it, so I went > that route, did it myself and the smell instantly went away. When i took > the rod out to replace it i could see the corrosion on the rod even from > only being a few weeks old. > > Link to the anodes I purchased: > > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KIMC91W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > > > > On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 12:35 AM Steve Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> You guys all do different weird shit. Went to drain my gas heater tonite >> (may have put that maintenance off longer than intended) >> We are quarry country so we have super hard water. Needless to say tanks >> full of baked in sediment and when I cleared the valve I may have cracked >> the liner, about every ten seconds I'm getting a drip on the burner, and my >> pop off is dripping, probably some sediment. >> >> The water heater is the only thing I have that vents hot anymore and my >> chimney leaks in driving rain. Is rather just bash it in and put a >> dumbwaiter in the chase. I have the two fresh kids that I bet would have a >> blast riding that. >> >> Power vent gas looks to almost double the cost. >> >> Tankless is looking almost comparable in price for gas, so I'm curious if >> any of you guys run them without major water softener and filters. >> >> I'm planning on solar in the next 5 or 6 years when I redo my roof so >> electric would be the thing I go with on the water heater after the one I'm >> gonna have to put in now. >> >> I like gas water heaters because I know how to fix them, parts are cheap, >> same with my clothes dryers. But theyve priced themselves into me looking >> at my options. >> >> Tankless I dont know how to calculate gpm needs. But what led to this was >> taking the flow reducer out of my low flow shower head and running out of >> hot water in 20 minutes. I start my day by scalding myself for about a half >> hour cause I'm a filthy bastard and need to be cleansed of my sins. >> We have 2 bathrooms and a girl hitting her teens, so I assume we may be >> getting into a shower and bath coming on at the same time and the wife >> knowing what's good for her and washing dishes. >> She wont let me put a wood stove and still in the bathroom, so wood fired >> shower options are out. >> Are residential boilers a thing? All my walls had pocket doors so I have >> plenty of room for radiant walls, I dont know if boiler heat it even >> efficient though. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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