I’ve never changed one in all the years I’ve owned homes, however, I have been
diligent in flushing my water heater on an annual basis. It’s a pretty simple
job and just takes maybe 1/2 hour to do.
If I was going to pull an anode, I would just use a 1/2” socket and breaker
bar. Once out,
I'd like to jump into the middle of this discussion with two questions and
two comment. I too have heard that the difference between the two prices for
a water heater is that the higher priced one comes with a longer warranty
(here in San Diego six years vs. nine years last I checked). I've also
