Water heater anode torque: wrench doesn't go that low?

profdant139 wrote:
...snip...... Like a two foot wrench with a 3.5 lb weight hanging on the end of it, or something like that?

To answer your question, yes that is the correct answer. Seven pounds at one foot or three and one half pounds at two are both equal to seven ft pounds. In other words, be careful. A 3/8 drive torque wrench will have that range, but need an adapter for the larger socket.