lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoElement in water heater died; less than two months old.lemmy.caimagemessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1306arrow-down1imageElement in water heater died; less than two months old.lemmy.calazylion_ca@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square87fedilinkfile-text
I changed out both elements in my electrc water back in late August. Had to change the bottom one out again today.
minus-squareseathru@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoAnodes protect against corrosion. They don’t do anything for hard water scale.
minus-squareKnightontheSun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoLooks like some types can help with hard water too https://plumbingnav.com/water-heaters/anode-rod-by-water-type/
minus-squareseathru@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoThe active electronic ones may. I’ll admit I don’t know a lot about those.
Anodes protect against corrosion. They don’t do anything for hard water scale.
Looks like some types can help with hard water too
https://plumbingnav.com/water-heaters/anode-rod-by-water-type/
The active electronic ones may. I’ll admit I don’t know a lot about those.