Dehler
New Member
Hi,
I was wondering if you could help me out with a simple question. I have a large water heater (60gal) and it appears to have a 54" anode rod. I was able to remove the old one by cutting it in half and pulling out the two pieces.. However my ceiling is too short to get a new 54" rod in.. I did already get a new 44" rod and was able to trim it to 40" and get it in.
My question is this a bad thing to do, having a free 14 inches at the bottom? other then having a shorter anode life? I could get a 54" fliexible (4 parts) one but they're much more expensive.
Thanks!
I was wondering if you could help me out with a simple question. I have a large water heater (60gal) and it appears to have a 54" anode rod. I was able to remove the old one by cutting it in half and pulling out the two pieces.. However my ceiling is too short to get a new 54" rod in.. I did already get a new 44" rod and was able to trim it to 40" and get it in.
My question is this a bad thing to do, having a free 14 inches at the bottom? other then having a shorter anode life? I could get a 54" fliexible (4 parts) one but they're much more expensive.
Thanks!