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xoxoxoBruce · 02-28-2010, 10:43 PM

Will the wiring handle the increased wattage safely?

glatt · 03-01-2010, 07:42 AM

I've been meaning for years to replace the anode rod in mine and flush the thing out, but I'm afraid if I touch it, it will just start leaking all over the place and then it will be an emergency and I'll just have to replace the entire thing. so I'll ignore it some more.

Good job. LJ.

lumberjim · 03-01-2010, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Will the wiring handle the increased wattage safely?

they're still 4500....they just loop back so there is more contact area.

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Originally Posted by glatt

I've been meaning for years to replace the anode rod in mine and flush the thing out, but I'm afraid if I touch it, it will just start leaking all over the place and then it will be an emergency and I'll just have to replace the entire thing. so I'll ignore it some more.

Good job. LJ.

My brother talked me through this job on the phone, and it was easy. he said you should flush your tank every 6 months or so. This is a 3 year old heater, and i had never flushed it. The hot water ran brown for a while after i refilled it.

glatt · 03-01-2010, 08:37 AM

Ours is original to when we bought the house, and I've never flushed it in those 13 years. I bet if I flushed it, I would need to replace the valve. It's got a plastic valve, and those always scratch for me and then leak. I hate plumbing.

02-28-2010, 10:43 PM	#1
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03-01-2010, 07:42 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've been meaning for years to replace the anode rod in mine and flush the thing out, but I'm afraid if I touch it, it will just start leaking all over the place and then it will be an emergency and I'll just have to replace the entire thing. so I'll ignore it some more. Good job. LJ.

03-01-2010, 08:37 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Ours is original to when we bought the house, and I've never flushed it in those 13 years. I bet if I flushed it, I would need to replace the valve. It's got a plastic valve, and those always scratch for me and then leak. I hate plumbing.

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