On Nov 9, 8:14 pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
AZ Nomad wrote:
On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:25:31 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote:

Anyone know a place (or better yet, a hardware store chain) that carries
magnesium water heater anodes? Only places I've found them were online

from Rheem/Ruud (almost $100 each!) and waterheaterrescue.com. Only

other ones I've found have been aluminum (which I understand does not
protect the tank as well as magnesium) and/or very short, intended for
RV water heaters. Oddly, there's plenty of the latter available.

I already placed an order with waterheaterrescue.com for two, but still
the bill was about $130. It's almost not worth keeping an old water
heater going at that price; one part fails in the next 6-7 years and
I'll be kicking myself for not just buying a new heater, even though the
old one is kicking out plenty of BTUs. I can get a GE 40 gal. gas
heater from Home Despot for under $400; I'm sure there are better deals
out there from better stores.

Tough decision. $65. or $400. That $400 bill sounds wonderful; better
buy two for $800!

Did a quick search via google. Rods sell for $170 to $400. For ten.
Unit price is $20-40.

Just curious, where are you finding these? My google-fu must be weak, I
can't find squat.

nate



I'm curious too. I searched online a few years ago too and only
place I found was the waterheaterrescue place too. I would check the
local plumbing supply house. The Lowes suggestion is interesting.
I know I looked at both HD and Lowes here in NJ and they didn't have
them. Employees didn't even know what I was talking about.