I think the warranties are on the order of 5 years, but if you get lucky, they might last 20 years. Especially if you drain them periodically and replace the anode when needed.
Just based on my personal experience, don’t buy Rheem. Although I do have a GE unit bought at Home Depot (had to get a replacement quick) and I believe those are made by Rheem. I think plumbers are more likely to install something like AO Smith or Bradford, which are sold through wholesale channels so you won’t find them at retail stores. From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of James Howard Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 11:47 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Water heaters At our last house we switched from LP to natural gas the year before we moved. Our water heater was just under 20 years old and I was considering trying to convert it (apparently not an option for most LP models from that period) but the plumber talked me into replacing it since he said it wasn’t likely to last many more years and cost only slightly more than conversion anyway. We hadn’t had any issues with it in the 8 years we’d been in that house. From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 11:35 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Water heaters Where are you getting 20 year water heaters? On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 10:48 AM Andrew Haninger <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: As I understand it, it is a glass lining, but it isn't perfect, so the water will eventually eat away at the steel tank. (Thank you Rich Trethewey). The anode rod prevents this and can be replaced to extend the life of the water heater, but it has to be replaced promptly and isn't a particularly easy job to do from what I've read/seen; I've never done it myself. My best guess is that hiring a plumber to come out and replace the anode would end up costing just as much as replacing a water heater every 20 years or so. You might be able to get one to last 50 years, but for what? Andy On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 11:37 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > I thought they had a “glass” lining. Which begs the question, why is an > anode needed if the water doesn’t contact the steel. > > > > I suspect the glass is more like a baked on enamel or ceramic coating. > > > > From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On > Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF > Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 10:14 AM > To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > Cc: Chuck McCown <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Water heaters > > > > Water heaters are steel with a heavy galvanized coating. So I presume the > anode keeps the inside galvanizing in good shape. > > > > From: AF [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] > On Behalf Of Bill Prince > Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 9:03 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Water heaters > > > > Boats, outboard motors, water heaters. Most (all?) are made from zinc. On > outboards we called them the sacrificial plate. > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 12/1/2020 6:43 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > > Boat anodes are zinc. They form a self galvanizing electrolytic cell that > heal any bare steel scratches in the hull coating. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Dec 1, 2020, at 3:39 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > There's usually a bolt looking thing on the top which is actually the end of > the anode. > > > > The real purpose of the anode is to attract all the corrosive crap and > corrode so your tank doesn't. Once it is fully corroded, you can either > replace it, or the alternative is that your tank gets to corrode next and > start to rust and eventually leak. Seeing as it's like $20 for a > replacement and a water heater is more, it probably is good maintenance, but > most people never bother.... just like most people don't bother flushing the > hot water heater itself. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 11:21 AM Steve Jones <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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] > <mailto:[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 > > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KIMC91W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1> > &psc=1 > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 12:35 AM Steve Jones <[email protected] > <mailto:[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? 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