Can T Remove Anode From Water Heater

Problem is that i can t get enough torque to turn the rod out of there even with a breaker bar and extension pipe and a lot of cussing.

Can t remove anode from water heater. Check anode rods every three to five years. Replace them as needed but never remove one without installing a new rod. With a water heater that sounds like it is over 20 years old it might make sense to simply replace it. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine.

You have certainly given it the effort to remove that stubborn anode rod. Turn off the valve supplying fuel to a gas hot water heater or turn off the power supplying electrical hot water. You might also like. Gas water heater about 2 years old.

Connect the female end of a garden hose to the threaded drain fitting located near the bottom of the tank. 1 turn off the gas to the hot water heater or turn off the breaker at the. Replacing the anode rod in a water heater before it fails can slow down corrosion inside the tank and significantly extend the life of the water heater sometimes even doubling it. I ve got a ge 40 gal.