Michael P Reilly
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OK I have a water heater that is about 3 years old and when I originally hooked it up it had both nipples attached at the top and I just plumbed to it. Currently doing a laundry remodel, the water heater is in new location and I am completely replumbing it. When I removed the nipples there was no dip tube present. It is a Rheem 50 gallon tank. Is it a thing for any top load water heater to not have a dip tube or is mine just prematurely broken/dissolved or whatever? Neither of the old tubes I pulled out of the trash appear to have anything missing or broken. One of them has a filter inside the nipple.
What I have installed at the moment is just two plain 5.5" steel nipples (with nothing going on inside them). I do not have a dissimilar metal connection so I didn't think the dielectric option was needed. I was not aware of the dip tube requirement when I bought the new nipples.
I assume I should find a replacements?
What I have installed at the moment is just two plain 5.5" steel nipples (with nothing going on inside them). I do not have a dissimilar metal connection so I didn't think the dielectric option was needed. I was not aware of the dip tube requirement when I bought the new nipples.
I assume I should find a replacements?