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Posted: 10/3/2015 12:05:19 PM EDT
I have sediment collecting in the aerators and screens/filters throughout the house. I've isolated the source as coming from the water heater. The dishwasher and the hot water inlet of the washing machine get clogged, but the cold side of the washing machine does not. I replaced the anode in the water heater today and noted the same color material on the old anode. The anode is aluminum and has grey/blue material on it. The water heater was installed in June of 13. There is a water softener in the house. Here are a few pics of the old anode.
It looks to me as though this anode still has some life left in it. But I replaced it anyway in an effort to alleviate the sediment problem. Is there anything abnormal about the anode given the limited information I've supplied? |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 12:14:06 PM EDT
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I put a rusco 200 micron hot water filter on my recirculating system because of annode particles. I have a mini tank on my tankless heater and the annode went into all my screens. I change it every year. Changing your annode will extent the life of your heater
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Posted: 10/3/2015 12:25:07 PM EDT
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Blow down your tank once a month at a minimum.
AKA: Hook up a hose and flush it for a minute or two. Install a good whole house filter downstream of your water heater. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 12:29:43 PM EDT
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The thing that has me scratching my head is that we didn't have a sediment problem until after we replaced the water heater.
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Posted: 10/3/2015 1:26:22 PM EDT
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The thing that has me scratching my head is that we didn't have a sediment problem until after we replaced the water heater. I bet your new tank is "self flushing" which means the cold water dip tube is curved at the end and stirs up the sediment at the bottom of the tank in the hopes that it stays suspended long enough to get flushed out to your facets and does not settle on the bottom. Here is a good read about it... http://www.waterheaterrescue.com/pages/WHRpages/English/Longevity/sediment-in-hot-water-heaters.html |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 3:09:08 PM EDT
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Blow down your tank once a month at a minimum. AKA: Hook up a hose and flush it for a minute or two. Install a good whole house filter downstream of your water heater. Remove the crappy plastic drain valve. Have a 3 inch bronze nipple with a ball valve handy and screwed together. Put the hose adapter on the valve also. Not a brass nipple. BRONZE. Valve open. As fast as you can with feed water off unscrew plastic and screw the nipple in and then close the valve. Once a month hook up a hose. Open the valve all the way with feed water ON. Run about 10 minutes while stepping on the hose repeatedly or bending it to stop and start flow. You want the agitation. Close the valve, unscrew the hose. I cut a large block ('cinder block" to create a 'cover') to place over the valve and nipple. Beats banging it and snapping it off. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 3:13:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/3/2015 3:16:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryWhy trap anything? Just get the largest clear bore on the drain you can. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 3:59:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why trap anything? Just get the largest clear bore on the drain you can. Quote HistoryQuoted: Why trap anything? Just get the largest clear bore on the drain you can. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 4:22:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThose are really nice filters. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 6:10:05 PM EDT
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Electric or gas? This is the element and annode from my 4 gallon mini tank after 2 years. I try to change the annode every year and when I do I descale the element in vinegar. If you can handle the annode you could probably clean the element every few years. When it gets crusty its less efficient.  |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 9:33:21 PM EDT
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Its on the the output line. flushing will help but this will prevent the sediment that isn't flushed from reaching the screens on the faucets Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why trap anything? Just get the largest clear bore on the drain you can. Faucet screens are child's play to remove and clean. Why would you care. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 9:46:00 PM EDT
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The dishwasher screen on mine you have to take apart the selenoid valve to get to the screen.
I remodeled the bathroom also which has 6 sprays and 2 heads and I felt the filter was easier to clean. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 10:17:15 PM EDT
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The dishwasher screen on mine you have to take apart the selenoid valve to get to the screen. I remodeled the bathroom also which has 6 sprays and 2 heads and I felt the filter was easier to clean. The dishwasher is the pain in the ass. Mine is the same as yours. Remove water inlet valve and disassemble to clean the screen/basket. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 10:18:27 PM EDT
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Electric or gas? This is the element and annode from my 4 gallon mini tank after 2 years. I try to change the annode every year and when I do I descale the element in vinegar. If you can handle the annode you could probably clean the element every few years. When it gets crusty its less efficient. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w52/LEON1982_2007/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20131123_165952_zpsofikx48o.jpg Neither. Geothermal, but wired for electric in case the geothermal takes a dump. |
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Posted: 10/5/2015 3:45:18 PM EDT
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You have a water softener. Use a zink anode.
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