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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on March 29, 2007, 11:20 pm
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> > > While you are at it, check your anode.
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> > > Instructions are here:http://waterheaterrescue.com/
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> > > Roger Shoaf
> > > If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the
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> > on a 8 year old tank its not worth the hassle.
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> > say 400 bucks for a new tank vs a all day hassle where its likely you
> > will still need a new tank when your done.
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> > crud builds up in tanks, new tanks better energy efficency too
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> I guess that depends a lot on water chemistry. =A0I have several water he=
aters
> in my rental units that are pushing 25 years of age and when I have check=
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> the anodes they are fine. =A0These are nothing special, they are the chea=
p 30
> gallon models.
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> Seems to me that tossing a water heater that only needs a dip tube and st=
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> has an anode suggests that the tank is probably OK. =A0If on the other ha=
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> when the anode is pulled there is nothing left of the sacrificial material
> then the tank is probably well on its way out.
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> I don't know what you do for a living, but even if it took you all day to
> disconnect three connections drain the tank, drag the sucker into the back
> yard and pulled the anode, if I found at that point that all I needed was=
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> new dip tube I would be perfectly happy leaving that $370 in my checking
> account as a reasonable wage for my effort.
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> If I found upon inspection that I needed to replace the thing at that poi=
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> all I am out is the time it took to inspect the old one.
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> Roger Shoaf
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> About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, th=
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my opinion is based on the fact that most tanks here last 8 to 10
years tops. so his 8 year tank here is already has one foot on banana
peel the other in grave, really old tanks like yours may well last
longer than ones produced in the last 15 years or so, and here a new
nice tank from home depot is 350 bucks, my best friend bought a sears
close out 40 gallons NG for 270 bucks last year when sears closed the
repair stores nationwide.
So its way less than 800 bucks, DIY, if he is willing to replace the
dip tube then installing a new tank is easy.
The OP doesnt say why he believes the dip tube is bad, one guess is
poor quantity of hot water, which mght be a dip tube, but may also be
corrosion built up in the tank. manufacturs largely fixed the dip tube
troubles years ago.
the economics of tank replacement. assume DIY 400 bucks or pro install
800 bucks, 10 year average tank life, cost per year 40 or 80 bucks,
less than a nice candy bar a week.
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