Terryallan wrote:
stickdog wrote:
Never had a problem replacing mine guess because hw is used year round. Maybe OP should keep the anode rod/plug out till spring just remember to replace it then.
Nope it's back in. Not taking a chance of something making a home in the water heater. I'll get a new one in the spring. Have too. It's pretty well gone near the threads. It's only in it's second year. Seems like it getting used up awful fast.
No need to replace until sacrificial material wrapped around the steel core has deteriorated by 75%......still doing it's job and the steel core stays intact.
Just remove, clean 2X a year.