Water Heater Sediment Question
I winterized my TH this week and was pretty surprised at the amount of sediment in the water heater. The drain is slightly above the bottom of the heater so the sediment tends to stay in the bottom af...
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myredracer wrote:
"RV anode rods are made of aluminum or magnesium.
As the rod dissolves it is carried away in solution in the water....yep you drink it...."
Great info. Calcium is okay, but don't like the idea of aluminum. It seems to me that aluminum is a known health risk. Is there alternative to an anode rod with aluminum in it?
Yep......the magnesium type.
Aluminum will last much longer but can collect deposits on the rod which can make it harder to remove thru drain hole....plus dissolving in the water.
Magnesium will dissolve faster than aluminum rods but can interact with microbes in water source and make water stink...sulfur smell
