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I just learned water heaters have an "anode" and its important davidlaska 06-08-2007
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Posted by Meat Plow on June 8, 2007, 1:28 pm
On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:24:36 -0700, Andrew Duane wrote:

> Subject: Re: I just learned water heaters have an "anode" and its
important
> Newsgroups: alt.home.repair
> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:24:36 -0700
>
> Here's a silly followup question.
>
> Do gas water heaters have an anode too, or just electric?

Both.


Posted by hallerb@aol.com on June 8, 2007, 5:56 pm
> Here's a silly followup question.
>
> Do gas water heaters have an anode too, or just electric?
>

all metal tanks do.............


Posted by hallerb@aol.com on June 8, 2007, 1:33 pm

> > 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.
>
> Replace it.
>
> Bob

so the OP got a used tank hopefully for free...........

by the time he replaces the anode, replaces the elements and cleans
the sludge out of the tank.....

Has he wondered where that sludge came from? Almost certinally from
the inside of the tank which is nearly rotted out:(

Now he has a old tank, thats less efficent than a new tank with high
efficency foam.

So his tank has cost probably cost nearly as much as a brand new cheap
short warranty tank





Posted by mm on June 8, 2007, 4:05 pm
On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:33:04 -0000, "hallerb@aol.com"

>
>> > 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

You can't clean it. It's being eroded away on purpose, to prevent
damage somewhere else.

>> > buying new parts or heaters.
>> Replace it.
>> Bob
>so the OP got a used tank hopefully for free...........
>by the time he replaces the anode, replaces the elements and cleans
>the sludge out of the tank.....
>Has he wondered where that sludge came from? Almost certinally from
>the inside of the tank which is nearly rotted out:(

I thought the sludge was mostly dissolved minerals in the water, and
that the tank is glass-lined and didn't rot? No?


>Now he has a old tank, thats less efficent than a new tank with high
>efficency foam.
>
>So his tank has cost probably cost nearly as much as a brand new cheap
>short warranty tank


Posted by Jim Yanik on June 8, 2007, 4:49 pm

> On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:33:04 -0000, "hallerb@aol.com"
>
>>
>>> > 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
>
> You can't clean it. It's being eroded away on purpose, to prevent
> damage somewhere else.
>
>>> > buying new parts or heaters.
>>> Replace it.
>>> Bob
>>so the OP got a used tank hopefully for free...........
>>by the time he replaces the anode, replaces the elements and cleans
>>the sludge out of the tank.....
>>Has he wondered where that sludge came from? Almost certinally from
>>the inside of the tank which is nearly rotted out:(
>
> I thought the sludge was mostly dissolved minerals in the water, and
> that the tank is glass-lined and didn't rot? No?
>
>
>>Now he has a old tank, thats less efficent than a new tank with high
>>efficency foam.
>>
>>So his tank has cost probably cost nearly as much as a brand new cheap
>>short warranty tank
>
>

is the anode aluminum or ZINC?

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

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