• a .84-inch-diameter (a quarter more anode than what usually comes with a 6-year-warranty water heater) magnesium combination (also known as outlet) anode rod (about 48 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.

Merchandise in original condition can be returned for a full refund of the purchase price, less shipping. E-mail mail@waterheaterrescue.com for instructions.

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.

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!
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Price: $41