Here's a question: Where can I get an anode rod? I have not seen them at
the HomeDespot or the Ace Hardwares I have been in--but often admit to
being blind. I doubt the Farm&Barn would have them either.
Thanks
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:46 PM, old dirtbeard wrote:
>> You do change out your hot water heater tank anode every 3-5 years
>> and flush
>> the tank every year or so, if it's bottom gas fired, right?>
>>
>> Jack
>
>
> Yes, I do, anyway. I pulled the anode out of my 75 gallon tank when it
> was five years old and it only had a few inches of magnesium left at
> the bottom of the rod. Since it is in a closet, I got a segmented rode
> that you can "fold" so you can put in a full length rod even though
> you do not have sufficient clearance. The basic wisdom is that a rod
> will last about five years without a water softener and only three
> years with a softener.
>
> I also put a 3/4" ball valve on the drain so that it can really flush
> the tank with some "gusto" (the original small drain valve really
> would not flow enough water to suck up the large decayed rod sediment
> off from the bottom of the tank. The hose on the ball valve now will
> shoot water and sediment 30 feet into the air). :-)
>
> I know the standard information says in order to flush, just drain a
> few gallons out of the tank. What I found works the best is to
> completely drain the tank by flushing it out the 3/4" ball valve, then
> open the cold water inlet just enough to pressurize the tank and put a
> few inches of water on the bottom of the tank, then open the ball
> valve to flush the few gallons of fresh water off the bottom of the
> tank. By repeating this process multiple times, it removed a great
> deal of sediment off the bottom of the tank that normal draining did
> not remove (I was amazed how much sediment remained in the tank after
> "normal flushing").
>
> The tank also is much quieter now (no knocking/thudding) when the
> burner is running.
>
> best,
>
> doug
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