• a flexible aluminum/zinc combination (also known as outlet) anode rod (about 12 inches of overhead clearance needed)
• pipe-thread seal tape
• service sticker
• instructions

This replaces the anode that came with your tank. Fits all brands. Full length is 48 inches, but can be cut, or segments broken off, to fit shorter water heaters

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.

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.

Are you ordering the right anode? This anode must replace the one that came with the tank or the smell won't go away. Make sure you have a combo rod in your tank and not a hex-head anode. 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! Contact mail@waterheaterrescue.com

If you have well water and/or a water softener, consider a powered anode. The aluminum/zinc anode might not stop the smell. We don't want you to waste your money.

Price: $88