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Anecdotally, many homeowners are unaware of the existence of the sacrificial anode, and suffer premature water heater failure as a result. Also anecdotally, so
by everybodyknows 3y ago
Anecdotally, many homeowners are unaware of the existence of the sacrificial anode, and suffer premature water heater failure as a result.
Also anecdotally, some water heater replacement specialist contractors take every precaution to keep customers ignorant on this: No post-mortem examination, no mention of the issue, withholding of the printed manual accompanying the new replacement.
- p3rls 3y agoLol, imagining this post-mortem examination cracked me up-- CSI's Bradford White division. Most homeowners should not be messing with their own plumbing besides fixtures, the commentary on this thread should be more than enough evidence enough for that.
- FlyingAvatar 3y agoTo replace the sacrificial anode on my water heater you need to: 1. Dig the plug bolt out from the spray foam insulation with some tiny picks. 2. Get a breaker bar to get enough torque to unseat the nut. 3. Strap the tank to a wall to avoid it moving when using the breaker bar. The manufacturers don't want you replacing them either. It took over an hour to do something that in theory could take less than 5 minutes. That said, if you have an non-heat pump electric water heater like mine you're probably better of letting it die and replacing it with a heat pump based model.