INDIANAPOLIS — Welcome to this guide on an often overlooked but crucial component of your water heater tank: the anode rod. In my last Home Zone, we discussed the importance of flushing your hot water ...
Nearly every home has one. Water heaters are ubiquitous in buildings, though they are not all the same. In most cases we heat and store water in a tank which has either electric elements or a gas ...
It’s not uncommon for today’s water heaters to fail once they reach seven to 10 years of age. A big reason for this is the eventual erosion of the appliance’s steel tank, thanks to corrosive minerals ...