"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in
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"LouB" wrote in message
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Bob F wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
"Salmon Egg" wrote in message
While I do believe that a new anode could greatly extend life. As
was mentioned removal could be difficult. I once tried to remove
an anode from a used up heater. I was totally unsuccessful. I
would be even less ready now even if the heater were not in a
confined space.
You'd really be PO'd to pull the anode rod, find it is only about
half gone, but the water heater is now damaged from the removal and
has to be replaced.

How exactly is the water heater damaged?

How many have you damaged doing this?


Note earlier posts on difficulty of getting old anode out.

Anyone that has ever pulled anything out of anything old and untouched
has risked or done damage and has a surprise or two. Broken bolts,
stripped thread, twisted connections valves that leak by, and on and
on.

Brings to mind EFI fuel pumps in northern vehicles (road salt).

Pickup #1 - removal resulted in destruction of some other costly
gizmo in there as well as connections/tubing.
Pickup #2 - Above plus rim where it mounts therefore gas
tank NFG.

Both done by shops and not a vehicle hack.



Example: I helped my maintenance guys today. Last Thursday the were
going to pull a basin pan out of a water cooling tower and replace it
with the new one. Figured they would do one side in a day, the second
side in less time. They are on day 5 and were fabricating more parts
this morning. Side two will go easier since we know what parts will
fall apart.

I've been working around mechanical things for the past 50+ years.
**** happens.