@lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agoElement in water heater died; less than two months old.lemmy.caimagemessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1317arrow-down1imageElement in water heater died; less than two months old.lemmy.ca@lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
I changed out both elements in my electrc water back in late August. Had to change the bottom one out again today.
minus-square@seathru@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglish12•8 months agoAnodes protect against corrosion. They don’t do anything for hard water scale.
minus-square@KnightontheSun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish12•8 months agoLooks like some types can help with hard water too https://plumbingnav.com/water-heaters/anode-rod-by-water-type/
minus-square@seathru@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglish10•8 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.