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What's
included
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- a .75-inch-diameter segmented aluminum/zinc hex-head anode
rod (about 12 inches of overhead clearance needed)
- curved dip tube
- ball-valve drain assembly with cap
- Water Heater Workbook
- pipe thread seal tape
- instructions
- service sticker
Fits all water
heaters that come with a hex-head anode and have 3/4-inch plumbing.
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What
does it do?
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- The anode will keep your tank from rusting and breaking, while
reducing or eliminating rotten-egg odor. If you soften your
water consider the powered anode, as this one may not solve
your problem.
- The dip tube and drain assembly control sediment buildup by
forcing water and sediment to swirl around the bottom of the tank
and out.
- The ball valve has a relatively large diameter opening and a
straight path, which make it harder for big sediment chunks to
clog it, and easier to clear it if they do.
- The cap keeps the unwary from flooding the water heater space
by accidentally opening the ball valve.
- The tape will make it easier to get the anode out to check its
consumption down the road.
- The book will not only guide you to the installation of parts,
but help you understand and resolve other water heater problems.
- The sticker will help you remember when you installed the parts.
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Tools
needed
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- pipe wrench
- socket wrench with 1 1/16-inch socket
- adjustable pliers
- drill with 7/8-inch hole saw
- a basin wrench
- hammer
- flat-bladed screwdriver
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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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 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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1. Are you
ordering the right anode? This anode requires its own port in
the water heater and replaces the factory anode. Make sure you
have a hex-head rod in your tank and not a combo (outlet) anode.
If you have a two-anode tank, both factory anodes must be removed
for this one to eliminate odor. Also tell us the brand of your
heater.
2. Measure
your water heater from the top to the drain valve and send the
measurement to us at mail@waterheaterrescue.com. There are
a few tanks that are shorter than average that require a shorter
curved dip tube.
3. If you're
getting a maximum-insulation tank, as we recommend, tell us so
that we can include a 4-inch drain valve nipple.
4.
If you soften your water, think twice about buying this product.
Often it doesn't fix the problem. Think about a powered anode,
which always works.
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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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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shipping included
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