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profdant139
Explorer II
Jul 12, 2016

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

The anode is supposed to be torqued to about 7 ft/lbs -- my torque wrench does not even work at that low of a setting -- is there a math trick for figuring this out manually? Like a two foot wrench w...
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Walaby
Explorer II
Jul 13, 2016
Torque things like lug nuts.

Snug things like anode plug and battery cables, drawer handles etc..

Do you torque the batter terminals? What's that torque value? Seriously, those are just snugged too.

I get your concern... don't have that problem myself. Just use two fingers on the ratchet if you're concerned.

Mike

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