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Products: Powered Anode for Tanks That Come With Combo Anodes
 
Power anode  with hex connector, power supply and insulated weight The powered anode consists, left, of a transformer, hex plug and weighted, insulated electric lead (lower part) that is suspended inside the water heater. A tee and nipples, right, are included for use with tanks that have a combo anode in the hot port. The tee screws into the hot port with a nipple, the plumbing attaches to a plastic-lined steel nipple screwed into the side port and the powered anode screws into the top port with the weight and element hanging straight down. Stretch the element to fit your tank. How powered anode fits into a tee for use on combo-anode heaters
 
What's Included
  • a powered anode
  • pipe-thread seal tape
  • instructions
  • a galvanized steel tee
  • a galvanized steel nipple
  • a plastic-lined galvanized steel nipple

This replaces the combo anode that came with your tank. Fits all residential heaters with 3/4-inch ports. This is for use with some Bradford Whites, A.O. Smiths and States.

What Does It Do?

The anode will keep your tank from rusting and breaking, while alleviating odor problems because of anaerobic bacteria found in some water that react with regular magnesium or aluminum anodes to produce hydrogen sulfide gas and a rotten-egg odor.

In water heaters with softened water but no odor issues, it provides a permanent replacement for sacrificial anodes, which are often consumed rapidly in softened water and thus, require frequent replacement.

It IS possible to use in any heater, but if you replace a sacrificial anode in a tank without a softener in hard water, we strongly recommend also putting in a sediment flush kit -- and actually flushing the heater every six months. Sediment buildup can potentially bury the powered-anode electrode and burn it out, after which your heater will rapidly rust out. In this regard, a simple sacrificial anode may be less of a hassle than a powered one with frequent sediment flushings.

If your tank is in good condition, this will probably be the last anode you ever have to buy. For more on this, read What Kills Water Heaters.

If you have a vacation cabin where the water heater sits idle, it may be that, no matter what anode you put in it, the water will still smell bad. We don't want you to buy a powered anode if it won't solve your problem. You might do better to replumb your water heater to allow hydrogen peroxide to easily be added. That WILL solve the problem. Click here to learn more.

Tools Needed
A pipe wrench. For further details, check out the Tools page and Know-How.
 
Important: Before You Order

This anode must replace the one that came with the tank or the smell won't go away. If your tank has two anodes, the second one must also be removed.

If you have a power vent heater, the power connector will stick up several inches above the top of the tank and will probably prevent reinstallation of the vent housing.

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

If you install this device in a way significantly differently from the instructions, you may void the warranty. Contact us if you have an unusual installation problem and we can probably help.

Return Policy
Merchandise in original condition can usually be returned for a full refund of the purchase price, not including shipping. E-mail mail@waterheaterrescue.com for instructions and authorization. If the electrode has been stretched out and/or immersed in water, the device cannot be returned.
 
Ordering Details

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.

Remember also that if you have difficulties with installation, odds are that a professional or handyman will know a way to do it.

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. If you are in CANADA, go to our PayPal Standard cart and order from there.

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Price: $239
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