I have Well water with a softer and replaced the magnesium rod with the Electric one five years ago. No problems, tank is clear and NO rotten egg smell.
I’ve been having sulfur type smell issues for over two years now. Every plumber would come in either replace the anode rods take them out completely or add a new filtering system to my water treatment to remove iron. I finally put these powered in. Ran last week, knock on wood no smell so far! We’ll see how long it lasts 😊
Would highly recommend. We’re on a well and noticed the egg smell in our hot water. Swapped out the magnesium rod for a powered anode rod. Ran the hot water all out and now no smell. All around great.
i removed the rod from my 1 year old WH. It was gross. i went ahead and drained the unit and installed a powered anode rod. instantly cut the smell from the water. it was fairly easy to install with the impact wrench trick.
I would leave it alone and plan on replacing the heater soon. Average life (in my area) on a water heater is 8-10 years. Honestly, I wouldn’t even look at your heater the wrong way until you are ready for replacement lol
I saw one episode of This Old House, they mentioned that the old heater can release small metal particles into the water and corrode the copper pipe in the house.
Are they all the same size threads? Any recommendations on what I need to know in finding the right size? What's the size for the powered anorod? 3 year old water heater clogging and smelling here. Thanks for any suggestions.
You should use a 6 sided 1 1/16” for the old rod and a 1 3/16” to tighten the Corro-Protec replacement. Corro-Protec sells a kit online with both in 1/2” and Teflon tape. Works great for me so far, but it has only been installed a month or so.
Replaced anode rod with powered anode rod, cleared up sulfur smell great for about a week, now smells bad again, worse than before…any ideas? Please help!
I had the same issue. I had a rotten egg smell in the water ever since we purchased this house and I tried replacing the whole home water filter, then I tried replacing the ennard rod in the water heater but if I eventually ended up getting a whole new water heater and having it professionally installed but that STILL did not get rid of the smell so the most recent product I was sold was a water filtration system. Now the water doesn't smell although I cannot attest to its quality because I did not have it tested after installation of the water filtration system. Either way the anode rod likely contributed to the rotten egg smell but was not the soul problem
I have a 18month old water tank and wanted to upgrade to power anode rod. To make story short I soaked the nut in Penetrating oil for 2 days and used a 2ft crow bar and a 500ft/lb air gun and it wont budge. At this point I don't want to upgrade to a bigger impact gun without breaking tank. I expected this issue at 5years not 18months. Any suggestions.
I had the exact same issue for a water tank I inherited with a home purchase. It must have been at least 10 years old. I purchased a breaker bar to try and get extra leverage and I could not unscrew the end of rod. I called a water heater company and they said they could try and remove the outer rod but it would likely break. I don't know if that really would have happened but I decided to swap out a new water heater and get an electric anode rod. I also chose a heat pump water heater because there is a 30% tax credit and the water heater primarily uses air to heat the water and there is little consumption of electricity or gas. I know this isn't a solution for you but beware that if the anode rod is really jammed in there and you can't get it out just be prepared that the water heater may get broken in the process of trying to remove it and have an alternate option ready.
I replaced my original anode rod with a powered rod. Now I get air in my lines so when I turn on a faucet - I get spit at as the bubbles clear out and then water begins to come out. Scares the wife in the morning. What gives? Anyone know?
in my area water heater leaks before ever needing rod you know i use to pull water heaters out from the 80s now 4 to 6 years they bust everything is made throw away anymore
How often should I change it? The house is brand new and 1 years old. Just flushed the tank a few weeks ago, but smelling like sulfur again. I will say I’m in the country, but on city water.
If you have an egg/sulfur smell only on the hot side then the rod needs to be replaced with one of these or an aluminum rod. They usually last 3-4 years in my area unless the water quality is poor and there is no treatment.
This must be well water as sulfur dioxide (Rotten Egg) smell is handled at the water treatment plant. Between chlorine, UV, sand media and other filtering techniques applied in the correct order, the problem is in the ground they get their well water. If city. give them a call or send them the bill.
Replaced the anode every few years and heater is 25 yo and still going strong. Maintenance is cheaper than replacement.
Do you drain?
@@gtarules1 Every year or so, just enough to get the iron sludge off the bottom. Local water has enough iron to run a smelter.
I have Well water with a softer and replaced the magnesium rod with the Electric one five years ago. No problems, tank is clear and NO rotten egg smell.
didnt even know that was a thing
I’ve been having sulfur type smell issues for over two years now. Every plumber would come in either replace the anode rods take them out completely or add a new filtering system to my water treatment to remove iron. I finally put these powered in. Ran last week, knock on wood no smell so far! We’ll see how long it lasts 😊
Update?
@@nr8813 literally perfect. Still in disbelieve I didn’t do this for the 18 months I’ve lived here and suffered
@@JerseyCapper That's great. I'm glad it worked out for you!
I use the same powered anode rod, because water softener ain’t anode rod friendly.
Would highly recommend. We’re on a well and noticed the egg smell in our hot water. Swapped out the magnesium rod for a powered anode rod. Ran the hot water all out and now no smell. All around great.
Replaced mine 5 months ago they are awesome
i removed the rod from my 1 year old WH. It was gross. i went ahead and drained the unit and installed a powered anode rod. instantly cut the smell from the water. it was fairly easy to install with the impact wrench trick.
Geez. Another thing in my home I gotta worry about..
How do they work, I replace my rod but do this rod works to help keep the water tank from decay
Why did it take so long to figure out and start using powered anodes
😶 we’ve had the same water heater for 20 years and we’ve never replaced an anode rod. Is that something I should do like asap?
At this point it is what it is. If the rod is gone so are your elements
I would leave it alone and plan on replacing the heater soon. Average life (in my area) on a water heater is 8-10 years. Honestly, I wouldn’t even look at your heater the wrong way until you are ready for replacement lol
I saw one episode of This Old House, they mentioned that the old heater can release small metal particles into the water and corrode the copper pipe in the house.
If the tank isnt leaking it wouldn't be expensive to replace the elements and rods. Probably under 100 bucks
@@DC-ct8tv if the heater is 20 years old though I wouldn’t touch it 😅
I just changed mine to a powered anode rod yesterday.
Are they all the same size threads? Any recommendations on what I need to know in finding the right size? What's the size for the powered anorod? 3 year old water heater clogging and smelling here. Thanks for any suggestions.
Love them. So great
What size socket did you run on that impact? That's a slick idea
1 1/4” socket
You should use a 6 sided 1 1/16” for the old rod and a 1 3/16” to tighten the Corro-Protec replacement. Corro-Protec sells a kit online with both in 1/2” and Teflon tape. Works great for me so far, but it has only been installed a month or so.
Do they have a led to show that they are working?
yeah there is on the power adapter.
Replaced anode rod with powered anode rod, cleared up sulfur smell great for about a week, now smells bad again, worse than before…any ideas? Please help!
Did you flush the tank when you installed the rod?
I had the same issue. I had a rotten egg smell in the water ever since we purchased this house and I tried replacing the whole home water filter, then I tried replacing the ennard rod in the water heater but if I eventually ended up getting a whole new water heater and having it professionally installed but that STILL did not get rid of the smell so the most recent product I was sold was a water filtration system. Now the water doesn't smell although I cannot attest to its quality because I did not have it tested after installation of the water filtration system. Either way the anode rod likely contributed to the rotten egg smell but was not the soul problem
I have a 18month old water tank and wanted to upgrade to power anode rod. To make story short I soaked the nut in Penetrating oil for 2 days and used a 2ft crow bar and a 500ft/lb air gun and it wont budge. At this point I don't want to upgrade to a bigger impact gun without breaking tank. I expected this issue at 5years not 18months. Any suggestions.
I had the exact same issue for a water tank I inherited with a home purchase. It must have been at least 10 years old. I purchased a breaker bar to try and get extra leverage and I could not unscrew the end of rod. I called a water heater company and they said they could try and remove the outer rod but it would likely break. I don't know if that really would have happened but I decided to swap out a new water heater and get an electric anode rod. I also chose a heat pump water heater because there is a 30% tax credit and the water heater primarily uses air to heat the water and there is little consumption of electricity or gas. I know this isn't a solution for you but beware that if the anode rod is really jammed in there and you can't get it out just be prepared that the water heater may get broken in the process of trying to remove it and have an alternate option ready.
I gave up on the idea just because I'm afraid of it breaking inside. The old water heated 25years or so with original rod.
Does 3/8" Impact Driver Ryobi with 3/8" to 1/2" work well breaking these? Or only 1/2" Impact Driver?
powered? anode rod? 😮
I replaced my original anode rod with a powered rod. Now I get air in my lines so when I turn on a faucet - I get spit at as the bubbles clear out and then water begins to come out. Scares the wife in the morning. What gives? Anyone know?
Will those work for commercial water heaters
Yes!
Does the size of the rod Matter? Just ordered one and it’s very small compared to the one used in this video.
Size matters for sacrificial anode rods, but our device uses current to prevent corrosion, eliminating the need for larger material!
i had to get a 8 amp big ass impact wrench
in my area water heater leaks before ever needing rod you know i use to pull water heaters out from the 80s now 4 to 6 years they bust everything is made throw away anymore
That's why you need a Corro-Protec anode...
Maybe the water pressure is too high.
How do you find someone to do this
where do you live ?
How often should I change it? The house is brand new and 1 years old. Just flushed the tank a few weeks ago, but smelling like sulfur again. I will say I’m in the country, but on city water.
If you have an egg/sulfur smell only on the hot side then the rod needs to be replaced with one of these or an aluminum rod. They usually last 3-4 years in my area unless the water quality is poor and there is no treatment.
@@theplumbersplunger maybe they put the wrong rod in to begin with or the waters really bad. Yes, it’s only the hot water side.
@@theplumbersplunger can you let us know why aluminum rod instead of magnesium?
@@urbanturbine the aluminum last longer but costs a little more
@@jstarr909 thank you. i installed an anode rod. works great so far.
Ok whats the name of it? Who makes it? who carries it,
Corro-Protec powered anode rod
Why does my anode rod come without a (hex nut?) ? There’s nothing to screw it on to.
Do you have a link
I know it's a silly question but is it still righty tighty and lefty loosey ?
yes.
No! That was changed a few years back. It’s the opposite, now. Be careful!
How long do they last?
supposedly 20 yrs, looking at one now
How to tell if the power adapter of this power rob went bad?😂
@@han7902 the outlet has a light indicating that it’s functioning (green) or if their is a failure (red)
@@theplumbersplunger you meant the power adapter has a light? Not every outlet has indication light feature.
@@han7902 yes. The power adapter has the light
What size nut does an anode rod use? Are they all the same size?
1 1/16”
@@jonathanaaron6302 thank you boss
The powered rod maybe a different size. The corro protec I have uses 31 mm hex head.
What was that tool you used to extract the rod?
Flat blade screwdriver for leverage
Please just call a pro! 😅
What size socket did you use?
Water heaters are all 1-1/16"
@@frag_g thank you
@@grndhg86d I just did mine. Replaced it with a standard magnesium rod. LMK if you have any questions.
This must be well water as sulfur dioxide (Rotten Egg) smell is handled at the water treatment plant. Between chlorine, UV, sand media and other filtering techniques applied in the correct order, the problem is in the ground they get their well water. If city. give them a call or send them the bill.
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Love the product!
Anode rod replacement video with a water tank that looks like it’s never been hooked up to water. 😂