ANODE ROD

HAVE YOU CHECKED THE ANODE ROD IN YOUR HOT WATER HEATER RECENTLY?

"Because the rod is made with a higher current potential than other metals in the water heater, it will ensure that the galvanic current flows from the rod to other exposed metals, preventing their corrosion. In other words, the anode rod corrodes and not the tank or the element. The anode rod is "self-sacrificing."

REPLACING THE ANODE ROD DEPENDS ON THE QUALITY OF THE WATER YOU'RE HOOKED UP TO.  AFTER SPENDING THE SUMMER IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR OATMAN ON A BRAND NEW WELL WE HAD CLOGGED ALL THREE OF OUR WATER FILTERS, SO CHECKING THE ANODE ROD IN THE HOT WATER HEATER WAS HIGH UP ON THE FALL MAINTENANCE LIST.

REMOVE THE HOT WATER COVER AND FIND THE ROD, LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK.

WRENCH OUT THE ROD FOR INSPECTION.

HERE IS WHAT WE FOUND IN OUR WATER HEATER.  THE OLD AND THE NEW.

WE CAUGHT OURS JUST IN TIME.  ONCE THEY BREAK OFF THEY ARE A DEVIL TO GET OUT OF THE TANK.

GO CHECK YOUR ANODE ROD TODAY !!!

AND THE FALL "TO DO" LIST CONTINUES.......

"SUNNY & 80"