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Old 04-24-2021, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
Project complete. As can be seen in the photo, it was time, the old anode rod was on it's last leg. Whole project took about 15 minutes once the new rod came in the mail. Easy to get the old rod out with a 1 1/16 socket on a breaker bar.

Time to go golfing : )
Thanks. I understand why you replaced it. But, it doesn't seem to meet the criteria for replacement, based on the Rheem manual cited in Post No. 2, "6 inches of exposed core wire on either end". How old is the water heater?