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Q: Recently, you wrote about replacing a water heater’s drain valve. A friend told us that we should also check the anode rod. Is this worth checking? If so, how do we do that? A: An anode rod is a ...

Q Why, when we are gone for several days and not using hot water, does a gray-purple fine sediment discolor the hot water? The less water used, the darker it gets. One salesman told us that we needed ...

Nearly every building has a water heater. While many are operated by resistance-type heating elements, the majority of them are gas fired. That sheet metal cylinder you see conceals thermal insulation ...

As long as you have piping hot showers, it's easy to take your hot water heater for granted. Most hot water heaters are ...

I ordered new A.O. Smith 75 water heater. I checked the specs and noticed, that it is equipped with the aluminum anode. But intake aluminum will deposit this aluminum in my brain. Should I replace the ...

Q: My water heater has an enormous amount of corrosion around the nipples and my home warranty company said that this condition voids the warranty. The water heater isn’t leaking, but I’m concerned ...