INDIANAPOLIS — Welcome to this guide on an often overlooked but crucial component of your water heater tank: the anode rod. In my last Home Zone, we discussed the importance of flushing your hot water ...

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While we often take them for granted, a water heater is among the most important appliances in any home and is essential for daily tasks like showering, general cleanup, and doing dishes and laundry.

Rust happens. Especially to steel-tank water heaters. Manufacturers take precautions to protect the water heater, but the best they can do is delay its inevitable demise. However, if you learn a ...