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Posted by Meat Plow on June 9, 2007, 4:28 pm
On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:16:35 -0700, Ook wrote:
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>> davidlaska wrote:
>>> I just got a used water heater (consumer electric) and I replaced the
>>> bottom element that burned out because the sediment had collected
>>> enough to cover it. Well, since it was outside, I flushed it all out.
>>> Then I read about the most important factor of a water heaters life in
>>> the anode. I shined a light inside and saw a long rod that looked
>>> like in was suck in the ocean for years, with so much buildup that it
>>> looked bumpy. I took it out and it is a aluminum version, How do I
>>> clean it? lime away and some scraping? My labor is cheaper that
>>> buying new parts or heaters.
>>>
>>
>> Labor can't replace material. Its called a "sacrificial" anode for a good
>> reason. See here:
>>
<http://www.waterheaterrescue.com/pages/WHRpages/English/Longevity/water-heater-anodes.html>
>>
>> --
>> Grandpa
>
> Why do they call it an anode?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anodes
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