Water Heater Sacrificial Rod

Our high quality anode rods are constructed from magnesium which is a softer material than aluminum and attracts harmful water deposits keeping your tank from getting attacked by harmful water contaminants.

Water heater sacrificial rod.

Although in modern water heaters the tank is encased in a thin layer of glass water can still get into cracks and rust the water heater s tank. How does an anode rod work. Magnesium anode rods tend to be consumed quicker than aluminum or aluminum zinc tin anode rods due to the higher voltage they create during the sacrificial process. The rod may be under the water heater s sheet metal top or connected to the hot water outlet nipple.

Preserve the life of the water heater tank in your rv camper or motorhome by changing out that worn out anode rod with one of our high quality magnesium anode rods. Item 1023132 model 60066. Iron or steel oxygen and water. Set your store to see local availability add to cart.

Rust or corrosion of metal happens with three things. In the same way that ships use sacrificial rods to protect the metal of the hull an anode rod attracts the corrosion and keep the rust and corroding elements away from the water tank itself. Magnesium rods are excellent sacrificial rods used to protect the inside metal surface of your water heater tank. It takes on all the damage so your tank and pipes don t have to.

These are all plentiful in a water heater tank. The magnesium corrodes instead of your tank. The anode is covered in a layer of sacrificial metal so it draws the corrosion towards it preserving the inside of the tank. Long aluminum anode rod for water heaters model ap12938 31 37 31 37.

Water heater anode rod model 60145 19 38 19 38. Sacrificial anode rods come in one of three materials. Eastman flexible 45 in. Water heater anode rods are used to keep the water in the tank from corroding the metal lining of the heater.

Additionally a healthy anode rod reduces the amount of sediment at the bottom of your tank which can raise energy bills. Eastman water heater anode rod water heater anode rod. The most important part of a water heater is the sacrificial anode rod. The idea was that the anode rod would corrode first leaving the metal of the tank and element if you have an electric water heater alone saving you from dealing with a rusty behemoth that randomly springs leaks.

Diameter x 42 in. Free delivery with 45 order. To prevent the tank from rusting or your heater element from corroding the brilliant plumbers and chemists of long ago created a sacrificial rod for the water heater tank. On oct 04 2018 an aluminum water heater anode rod is placed into a water heater to prevent corrosion.