You've replaced it 5 times?! Prefilter the water going in. Oh, and you need to get the water heater at least 18 inches above the floor. Sediment is afraid of heights.
It's always good to show folks what's in the water heater. That being said, when you change a water heater you always change the supply lines. The gasket in the line is preventing water leaks, Teflon tape and pipe dope play no roll here.
@@MikeSmith-ch7jv I understand what you’re saying. I do. The gasket is the only sealing component. It’s mine so if it leaks I’ll replace the supply lines. Until then…
@@DocNo27 I have replaced the anodes. On some. If I could find them. The first years I didn’t have a water softener. The sediment in the first water heater was half full. This is the 5 heater in 25 years. The well water is so hard it has rocks. I just don’t keep up with maintenance.
@@chrismorales9440 A lot of people never do that… have to assume it was used a lot and or your water quality going into it had to be off… my dad’s bradford white just blew.. it was 20 years old with a lot of use. Never flushed or node changed.. BW I had from house bought lasted 15 years.. I will be flushing them moving forward hope that Rheem Lasts you atleast 10 years
@@murphaa9564 The water quality is hard hard hard . Even after the soft water there is still a high hardness. I’m going to install a spin down filter. My son recommended.
You have a bobcat!?
You've replaced it 5 times?! Prefilter the water going in. Oh, and you need to get the water heater at least 18 inches above the floor. Sediment is afraid of heights.
@@Maxid1 interesting 🤔
It's always good to show folks what's in the water heater. That being said, when you change a water heater you always change the supply lines. The gasket in the line is preventing water leaks, Teflon tape and pipe dope play no roll here.
@@MikeSmith-ch7jv I understand what you’re saying. I do. The gasket is the only sealing component. It’s mine so if it leaks I’ll replace the supply lines. Until then…
@@MikeSmith-ch7jv I cut it open so I could throw it in the garbage. It’s a stupid little video.
If you have hard water you can replace the anode - but I've had them rusted to where it's just easier to replace the whole water heater 🤷♂
@@DocNo27 I have replaced the anodes. On some. If I could find them. The first years I didn’t have a water softener. The sediment in the first water heater was half full. This is the 5 heater in 25 years. The well water is so hard it has rocks. I just don’t keep up with maintenance.
@@DocNo27 I have replaced the anode in the other water heaters. Not the last one. I tried but was unable to remove. Too late I guess
How old was that tank?? Shoulda went with a Bradford White on the new one!
@@murphaa9564 I think that tank was about 6 years.
@@chrismorales9440 Wow....died real young!
@@murphaa9564 it’s my lack of changing the anode and not flushing it
@@chrismorales9440 A lot of people never do that… have to assume it was used a lot and or your water quality going into it had to be off… my dad’s bradford white just blew.. it was 20 years old with a lot of use. Never flushed or node changed.. BW I had from house bought lasted 15 years..
I will be flushing them moving forward
hope that Rheem
Lasts you atleast 10 years
@@murphaa9564 The water quality is hard hard hard . Even after the soft water there is still a high hardness. I’m going to install a spin down filter. My son recommended.