Water Heater Sacrificial Rod

Long aluminum anode rod for water heaters model ap12938 31 37 31 37.

Water heater sacrificial rod.

Magnesium rods are excellent sacrificial rods used to protect the inside metal surface of your water heater tank. The most important part of a water heater is the sacrificial anode rod. 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. Item 1023132 model 60066.

Eastman water heater anode rod water heater anode rod. Iron or steel oxygen and water. Free delivery with 45 order. Additionally a healthy anode rod reduces the amount of sediment at the bottom of your tank which can raise energy bills.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. 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. How does an anode rod work. These are all plentiful in a water heater tank.

This rod is called an anode rod or sometimes a sacrificial anode rod and it is the only reason your water heater hasn t left you bathing in rusty water. Diameter x 42 in. The anode is covered in a layer of sacrificial metal so it draws the corrosion towards it preserving the inside of the tank. Free delivery with 45 order.

Sacrificial anode rods come in one of three materials. On oct 04 2018 an aluminum water heater anode rod is placed into a water heater to prevent corrosion. Rust or corrosion of metal happens with three things. 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.

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. 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. Eastman flexible 45 in. 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.

The magnesium corrodes instead of your 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. 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.