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Lex Parsimoniae
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Help! Leaky Hot Water Tank problem!
My Electric hot water heater / PVsolar+heat pump Storage tank is leaking.
It seemed to be leaking around the Anode port. I pulled out what was left of the Anode and ordered a replacement. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006JLSO2 Anode rod Made from aluminum 42" long 5/8" outside diameter 3/4" -14 NPT Standard stuff. Installed it using Rectorseal 23631 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002YPAFY It leaked, so I tried again. Still leaked. Cleaned it up and tried Teflon tape/PTFE and it still leaked (very slow). Cleaned it up and tried using 8 turns of 1" wide PTFE, it's still leaking! Since the water heater is about 5 years old, I'm thinking about using some kind of Cold Steel epoxy to permanently seal the Anode, since the tank is already very near end-of-life.. Please impart some expert advice! Thanks, Rich
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