bradandsusi
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thank you so much for your time.It looks like it's doing what it's supposed to do - protecting your water heater. It's about time for a replacement.
thank you so much.Yes, it is a sacrificial rod or anode. It is used to resolve the electrolysis issue which is what it is doing. This is much better than eating the insides of your water heater. Just replace it. I do that every couple of years. Draining the water heater is part of my winterizing process. After draining the heater, put the anode road back in place to keep "critters" out of the water heater.
I'd clean it up with a file or some steel wool and put it back in for another year. It is a long way from being consumed.Hello all.
Hope the New Year is treating everyone good!
I pulled out the Anode rod out of my water heater and the following pics is what I found.
Anybody have any idea what's going on?
It looks and feels like little rocks attached to the rod.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
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This is what the anode rod is for. It is made out a material that will slowly disintegrate instead of the liner inside your water heater.Hello all.
Hope the New Year is treating everyone good!
I pulled out the Anode rod out of my water heater and the following pics is what I found.
Anybody have any idea what's going on?
It looks and feels like little rocks attached to the rod.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
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The anode rod at the bottom of this picture should be replaced. If vibration during travel causes the wire supporting the anode material breaks, the remenants are then loose in the water heater. I don't view this as desireable.You actually have a lot of life left in the rod you pictured. You can use it until you see the wire that the sacrificial metel is on.
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That's why it is pictured, in order to show when it should be replaced.The anode rod at the bottom of this picture should be replaced. If vibration during travel causes the wire supporting the anode material breaks, the remenants are then loose in the water heater. I don't view this as desireable.