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Desert_Captain
Explorer III
Jul 18, 2015

Time to change the water heater anode?



I'm thinking maybe next time I won't wait quite this long. :S

Actually there is a little zinc left and the tank flushed out nice clean after spitting out the crumbled chunks. I'll be picking up another anode for a spare (about $20 at CW - Suburban part # 232767), and checking it a little more often.

Also learned that if you do not have a large enough (1 1/16"), socket the large end of a lug (X) wrench fits just fine.

:B
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  • downtheroad's avatar
    downtheroad
    Explorer
    Jul 18, 2015
    Naw...stick it back in there. You can get at least another 5 minutes worth of use out of it....:)
  • larry_barnhart's avatar
    larry_barnhart
    Explorer
    Jul 18, 2015
    Arizona and California are 2 states that I know has water that eats anode rods.

    chevman
  • Desert_Captain's avatar
    Desert_Captain
    Explorer III
    Jul 18, 2015
    larry barnhart wrote:
    Arizona and California are 2 states that I know has water that eats anode rods.

    chevman


    Yep, true that. After 50 years in San Diego where the water is so hard you have to sneak up on a glass just to get a drink and Tucson for 10 years where the H2O isn't much better my insides look like Carlsbad Caverns.... :S

    No wonder I drink beer.

    :B
  • Dick_B's avatar
    Dick_B
    Explorer
    Jul 18, 2015
    It's not absolutely necessary but, as long as you took it out, I would replace it. Put tfe ape on the threads.
  • DickOK's avatar
    DickOK
    Explorer
    Jul 18, 2015
    The water at Buckskin Mountain SP in Parker AZ. will do a number on them. Even with a water filter I flush our heater every week to keep the smell down.
  • 3oaks's avatar
    3oaks
    Explorer
    Jul 19, 2015
    Desert Captain wrote:
    Also learned that if you do not have a large enough (1 1/16"), socket the large end of a lug (X) wrench fits just fine. :B
    Just don't apply the same torque as you would a lug nut when installing the new anode rod. :E
  • Desert_Captain's avatar
    Desert_Captain
    Explorer III
    Jul 19, 2015
    3oaks wrote:
    Desert Captain wrote:
    Also learned that if you do not have a large enough (1 1/16"), socket the large end of a lug (X) wrench fits just fine. :B
    Just don't apply the same torque as you would a lug nut when installing the new anode rod. :E


    So you think 145# might have been a tad too much? :h

    Just kidding... LMAO!

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