Timeline for Can I feed water coming from a water softener into a water heater?
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| Oct 9, 2023 at 12:28 | comment | added | FreeMan | Thanks, TPE. I'll do some digging into what the "regular replacement interval" should be and put a reminder on my calendar. Maybe my grand kids will get to enjoy this HWH as adults... :) Of course, I might not be able to replace the rod, depending on how long it is. Ours in in a root cellar with very low headroom. Had to get a short water heater because there wasn't enough room for the plumbing on top of the one we'd originally picked out... | |
| Oct 7, 2023 at 0:47 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | @FreeMan -- it impacts all water heaters, but yes, with regular anode rod changes, you very well could get 50 years out of a standard tank water heater | |
| Oct 5, 2023 at 12:44 | comment | added | FreeMan | Hrm, maybe if I remember to change the anode rod, the new heater will last 50 years!??!!? | |
| Oct 5, 2023 at 11:38 | comment | added | FreeMan | Does this impact all water heaters or only electric ones? I ask because I've been feeding soft water into my gas water heater and my last heater lasted more than 25 years without any anode rod change. | |
| Sep 30, 2023 at 0:08 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | @Mat -- the tank'll just leak :P | |
| Sep 29, 2023 at 19:34 | comment | added | Mat | Okay, thanks. Final point: If the tank corrosion is left unchecked, which is quite easy to do for anyone not familiar with the subject, does it just result in a leak or can the tank explode? If so it might be worth adding a remark about it in your answer. | |
| Sep 29, 2023 at 11:46 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | @Mat -- dielectric fittings are a whole different animal altogether and have nothing to do with this issue | |
| Sep 29, 2023 at 7:23 | comment | added | Mat | Never heard of a power anode. What about dieletric fittings/joints? Do they serve the same purpose, and do they need to be replaced? | |
| S Aug 31, 2023 at 2:36 | history | suggested | Leapee70 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 12, 2016 at 0:59 | history | edited | ThreePhaseEel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 12, 2016 at 0:58 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | @Tyler -- for folks who plumb soft water to their water heater, yes. | |
| Sep 12, 2016 at 0:56 | comment | added | T.D. Smith | Interesting - wouldn't this be an issue for lots of people with whole-house water softening? | |
| Sep 12, 2016 at 0:54 | history | answered | ThreePhaseEel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
