Tim,
Well, first I'll repeat my earlier advice. Call the customer service
800 number. Beyond that, how old is this water heater? There is
usually a date on a plate somewhere. Sometimes you are better
leaving well enough alone and just replacing the heater when it
fails. I know there are benefits to maintaining a good anode. You
just don't want your good intentions to result in having to replace
the water heater now. Ultimately it is a judgment call based on what
you are seeing and how much risk you want to take.
-Steve
At 07:21 PM 1/2/2016, Tim . wrote:
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>Today I dug out close to three inches of hard-ish insulation and
>exposed a hex nut in one of the holes. My longest impact socket
>sticks out of the hole about an inch. Great frelling design.
>
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>Anyway, I have a young neighbor, mid 20s, Sgt in the army, great
>shape, strong, etc. He was holding the tank and I was using a four
>foot pipe on the wrench and the nut still didn't budge. (I was
>moving the tank.)
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>Soooooo, any further suggestions? I think I have enough air hose to
>get from my detached garage to the basement. Should I try an impact
>wrench? I hesitate to encourage my hamfist gene.....
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