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Here is my question. My gas heater is about 15 years old. I drain it periodically and get little if any deposits. This is because my local city water is almost minerals free. I could not measure a difference by ohmmeter between water from faucet and distilled water bought at a supermarket.
Just recently, I drained it again and notices the first gallon looking a bit yellow and rusty. Then I realized I never checked anode and it must be gone by now.
It took me a few attempts to remove the anode (I had to buy impact wrench and sockets).
It's in better shape than I thought it would be. Maybe like 25% gone. The picture shows the only spot with steel wire exposed. I put a small amount of bleach in and installed a new anode. Then I run hot water in all pipes to distribute diluted bleach. The first faucet I opened belched lots of air followed by some rusty looking water again.
Where is the rust coming from if the anode was still good and the pipes are copper?
Thanks!
BTW, the anti-bot question during the signup was about boiling dry ice. Hello, dry ice sublimates and doesn't boil (basic physics)!
I just signed up to ask this.
Here is my question. My gas heater is about 15 years old. I drain it periodically and get little if any deposits. This is because my local city water is almost minerals free. I could not measure a difference by ohmmeter between water from faucet and distilled water bought at a supermarket.
Just recently, I drained it again and notices the first gallon looking a bit yellow and rusty. Then I realized I never checked anode and it must be gone by now.
It took me a few attempts to remove the anode (I had to buy impact wrench and sockets).
It's in better shape than I thought it would be. Maybe like 25% gone. The picture shows the only spot with steel wire exposed. I put a small amount of bleach in and installed a new anode. Then I run hot water in all pipes to distribute diluted bleach. The first faucet I opened belched lots of air followed by some rusty looking water again.
Where is the rust coming from if the anode was still good and the pipes are copper?
Thanks!
BTW, the anti-bot question during the signup was about boiling dry ice. Hello, dry ice sublimates and doesn't boil (basic physics)!
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