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Once you’re fighting to get the anode out, odds are the tank’s not far from done anyway.
- Ran into that last month—customer wanted to “just replace the rod.” Tank was so corroded, the threads crumbled.
- Flushing once a year helps, but after 10 years... sometimes it’s just time for a new one.
- I get wanting to stretch it, but sometimes you’re just throwing good money after bad.
Flushing once a year helps, but after 10 years... sometimes it’s just time for a new one.
That’s the truth. I tried to save my old heater by swapping the anode, but it was like trying to unscrew a fossil. At some point, you’re just giving CPR to a dinosaur. Sometimes a new tank is the only way forward.
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