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What's
included
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- a .84-inch-diameter (one-third more anode than what usually
comes with a 6-year-warranty water heater) segmented magnesium
combination (also known as outlet) anode
rod (about 12 inches of overhead clearance needed)
- pipe-thread seal tape
- service sticker
- instructions
This kind
of anode screws into the hot-water port and can either replace
another combo rod or augment a hex-head anode. Fits all residential
water heaters with 3/4-inch plumbing.
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What
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- The anode will keep your tank from rusting and breaking.
- The tape will enable you to remove the anode in future to
check it.
- The sticker will help you remember when you installed it.
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Tools
needed
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Pipe wrench.
For further details, check out the Tools
page and Know-how.
A warning
If you buy
one of these, don't play with it. These are regular anodes that
have been milled down to the core wire on a lathe. That wire can
be bent and straightened about three times, then it snaps.
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Return
policy
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Merchandise
in original condition can be returned for a full refund of the
purchase price, less shipping. E-mail mail@waterheaterrescue.com
for instructions.
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Ordering
Details
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The products
offered here are designed to make water heaters last longer, or
solve specific problems. Installation is potentially do-it-yourself,
but if you have the least doubt about your abilities, we suggest
that you obtain expert help.
Shipping is
by UPS Ground within the contiguous United States. UPS does not
deliver to post boxes. Allow up to a about week for delivery.
Hawaii and Alaska are only served by Priority Mail and can use
a post box. We do not ship outside the United States.
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Important:
Before you order
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If you contemplate
adding an anode to a new tank, make sure both rods are of the
same metal. Otherwise,
the magnesium rod will be consumed more
rapidly in the presence of an aluminum one and
you won't get as long a life. How do you tell them apart? An aluminum
hex head will be flat on top, while a magnesium rod will have
a bump, as in the photo above. The exception to that is Rheem
and its sub-brands, Ruud/Richmond/General Electric. As far as
we know, Rheem always uses magnesium even though there is no bump
on top of its anodes. On the other hand, if the tank is five years
old or more, having dissimilar metals is less of an issue, since
the original one will likely be largely consumed.
Also tell
us the brand of your heater.
If you
have any doubts about what you're ordering, be sure and e-mail
your questions to us. We want you to order only what you need!
mail@waterheaterrescue.com
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$71,
shipping included
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