In the spirit of oil filter cut and posts, I humbly present a 40 gallon electric water heater cut and post. The heater was in one of my rentals and started producing much less hot water. The tenant has been there 11 years, is great to work with and always pays on time. In my rental market, tenants like this are magical golden unicorns. I immediately changed the water heater rather than swapping parts. The heater is a 2006 Whirlpool model with 6 year warranty. The anode rod is completely gone and only the rusty steel center wire remains. The steel center wire broke apart when I touched it. There is about a gallon of "gravel" in the bottom. The dip tube looks good and is intact. If this were in my home, I would have changed the anode. I think this heater would have lasted another 10 years, as there was zero corrosion on the steel shell. Our local water company is expensive, but, the PH of the water is adjusted to minimize corrosion.
Hope the photos post OK. If they do not I will try again.
Hope the photos post OK. If they do not I will try again.
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