I changed out both elements in my electrc water back in late August. Had to change the bottom one out again today.
This is a hard water problem
Element in water heater died; less than two months old.
Submitted 3 weeks ago by lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
How do I change it to easy water?
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Hire Phil Collins
woelkchen@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Skill issue then
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I’ll take some hard water
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Absolut
CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I’m guessing the inside of your tank looks just like this and swapping new heating elements in isn’t going to fix that. Maybe try flushing it out first?
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
With vinegar or some other descaler
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I’m not sure of vinegar is quite powerful enough. Somehow this seems like bigger problem
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Jesus, how bad does your sacrificial anode look?
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
going from that, probably ate smooth up
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s why you should have a gas water heater if you have hard water. Electric units get wrecked by scale, regardless of a water softener.
HollandJim@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
But it’s a greenhouse gases contributor - electric is better. Check that anode commented below.
seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Anodes protect against corrosion. They don’t do anything for hard water scale.
MutilationWave@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Electric ain’t better if you have to replace it constantly. Think of the emissions to produce these parts.
DempstersBox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ll quit using gas the day shipping vessels go back to being fucking wind powered
MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hard water makes the anode rod dissolve faster
Have you inspected the anode rod? duckduckgo.com/?q=hot+water+heater+aluminum+anode…
jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yikes! Hard water?
JustZ@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Is anyone drinking this water?
When is the last time it got tested?
You ought to do a send away test. It’s about $200 bucks on Amazon.
FourThirteen@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Check to see if your local government does this instead.
Aqarius@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If it did, the heater wouldn’t look like this.
Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Another casualty of the auroral storm. Darn those cosmic rays!
cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Have you checked your sacrificial anode? If it’s gone, this will keep happening.
seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Anodes protect against corrosion. They don’t do anything for hard water scale.
huginn@feddit.it 3 weeks ago
That’s not entirely true: sacrificial anodes attract and collect calcium and magnesium as well as preventing rust.
lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I have never heard of this before. Thanks for mentioning it.
atlas@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
The sacrificial anode is there to protect the steel tank. It lasts a long time. This is a hard water problem as everyone else is saying, and a water softener would solve the issue.
-plumber
Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Anodes for the anode gods!
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Rust for the Rust King!
blindbunny@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Was hoping someone remembered what that thing was called
janus2@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
that is a high fantasy wizard ass sounding name for a plumbing part