Can T Remove Anode From Water Heater

More intensive effort could very well damage the unit.

Can t remove anode from water heater.

With a water heater that sounds like it is over 20 years old it might make sense to simply replace it. My well water gives my hot water the nasty smell so i want to replace the anode rod. Check anode rods every three to five years. Turn off the valve supplying fuel to a gas hot water heater or turn off the power supplying electrical hot water.

Gas water heater about 2 years old. You have certainly given it the effort to remove that stubborn anode rod. You might also like. Replacing the anode rod in a water heater before it fails can slow down corrosion inside the tank and significantly extend the life of the water heater sometimes even doubling it.

By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine. Connect the female end of a garden hose to the threaded drain fitting located near the bottom of the tank. I ve got a ge 40 gal. 1 turn off the gas to the hot water heater or turn off the breaker at the.