Water heater anode rod change frequency
I understand that you are suppose to change your WH anode rod every year under normal circumstances. I learned that lesson the hard way. Ever since, I've put nothing but softened water into my tan...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Water heater is an electrochemical environment.
water, temperature, dissolved oxygen and dissimilar metals.
Anode rod acts s a sacrificial material that dissolves due to galvanic action
Softened water removes calcium and magnesium......minerals that can cause scaling/hard water spots.
But due to the presence of sodium in water from the softener......anode rods can dissolve quicker. Change in water chemistry.
That is why twice a year visual inspection is better than some arbitrary schedule.
Thank you very much, OB.
I live in a condo, so I'm going to have to figure out how to get water to my trailer in the storage yard I keep it in. I'm going to try to ask the neighbors to let me run a hose through the chain-link fence so I can do the whole clean out. Anode rod are cheap online. I'll just change it no matter what.
