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Products: Water Heater Rescuer Kit with Flexible Hex-Head Aluminum/Zinc Anode
  Water Heater Rescuer Kit for Odor: flexible hex-head aluminum/zinc anode, curved dip tube, ball valve drain assembly and Water Heater Workbook  
 
What's Included
  • 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.

What Does It Do?
  • 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.
Tools Needed

  • 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.

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 to consider alternatives if you have trouble removing the cold-water nipple and/or anode. Do you know a handyman or contractor or plumber with more tools and know-how than you?

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.

Important: Before You Order

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

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.
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