Water Heater Sacrificial Rod

The magnesium corrodes instead of your tank.

Water heater sacrificial rod.

A few newer plastic lined tanks have no anode rods to replace before you get started close the shutoff valve turn on the hot water at a faucet to relieve pressure and turn off the electricity or gas to the heater. The rod may be under the water heater s sheet metal top or connected to the hot water outlet nipple. Eastman flexible 45 in. How does an anode rod work.

Free delivery with 45 order. To prevent the tank from rusting or your heater element from corroding the brilliant plumbers and chemists of long ago created a sacrificial rod for the water heater tank. Preserve the life of the water heater tank in your rv camper or motorhome by changing out that worn out anode rod with one of our high quality magnesium anode rods. Magnesium rods are excellent sacrificial rods used to protect the inside metal surface of your water heater tank.

The idea was that the anode rod would corrode first leaving the metal of the tank and element if you have an electric water heater alone saving you from dealing with a rusty behemoth that randomly springs leaks. Eastman water heater anode rod water heater anode rod. Water heater anode rod model 60145 19 38 19 38. Iron or steel oxygen and water.

Rust or corrosion of metal happens with three things. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Free delivery with 45 order. The anode is covered in a layer of sacrificial metal so it draws the corrosion towards it preserving the inside of the tank.

It takes on all the damage so your tank and pipes don t have to. Magnesium anode rods tend to be consumed quicker than aluminum or aluminum zinc tin anode rods due to the higher voltage they create during the sacrificial process. On oct 04 2018 an aluminum water heater anode rod is placed into a water heater to prevent corrosion. Long aluminum anode rod for water heaters model ap12938 31 37 31 37.

Item 1023132 model 60066. In the same way that ships use sacrificial rods to protect the metal of the hull an anode rod attracts the corrosion and keep the rust and corroding elements away from the water tank itself. Water heater anode rods are used to keep the water in the tank from corroding the metal lining of the heater. Although in modern water heaters the tank is encased in a thin layer of glass water can still get into cracks and rust the water heater s tank.

Diameter x 42 in. Our high quality anode rods are constructed from magnesium which is a softer material than aluminum and attracts harmful water deposits keeping your tank from getting attacked by harmful water contaminants. Sacrificial anode rods come in one of three materials. These are all plentiful in a water heater tank.