[Shop-talk] Water heater problem

Mark Andy marka at maracing.com
Mon Jan 25 19:07:12 MST 2010


Howdy,

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010, Jim Franklin wrote:
> Yes, a new water heater :-)
>
> Seriously, unless you've been renewing the anode rod, there's not much 
> metal left at the bottom of the tank and it will start leaking soon.

This reminds me...

I had a plumber swear to me that a gas water heater didn't have a 
sacrificial anode rod.  Any truth to that?

In any event, its leaking a tiny bit on the bottom somewhere, so I'll be 
replacing or getting it replaced soon.

Mark


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