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Can t remove anode from water heater.
Connect the female end of a garden hose to the threaded drain fitting located near the bottom of the tank.
1 turn off the gas to the hot water heater or turn off the breaker at the.
Replace them as needed but never remove one without installing a new rod.
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.
More intensive effort could very well damage the unit.
My well water gives my hot water the nasty smell so i want to replace the anode rod.
How to remove an anode from a hot water heater 1.
Problem is that i can t get enough torque to turn the rod out of there even with a breaker bar and extension pipe and a lot of cussing.
I ve got a ge 40 gal.
By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine.
Gas water heater about 2 years old.
With a water heater that sounds like it is over 20 years old it might make sense to simply replace it.