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raymondfl
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Jul 12, 2013

Sacrificial Magnesium pole for hot water heater

I have an Atwood hot water heater and I was reading about the chemical reaction in hot water heaters that causes rust. Now I do not understand this process but basically as I understand it I should ha...
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fpresto
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Jul 13, 2013
Lobstah wrote:
The anode is zinc


There are both magnesium and zinc anode rods. Magnesium is more common for water heaters.

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