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Originally Posted by Yellowrose
We did, after 8 years we had to throw it out. The pole (anode) down the middle needed replacing. The problem is there is a fan & motor attached to the top of the hotwater heater preventing you from removing the lid in order to remove the pole/anode rod. The idea is great, use the heat from the garage to assist in heating the water. This doesn't work so well, if you install the dehumidifier to cool off the garage. We love the Mitsubishi split that cools the garage.
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Yes, I forgot to mention that replacing the anode rod on this system can be done but it's very labor intensive to the point where you wouldn't want to do it. There is a YouTube video showing the process. If I had one of these tanks I would want to replace the existing anode rod with an electronic one so I would only need to go through the process once but even once in my opinion is way too much work and to risky. Also, concerning cleaning the coils, in order to do the correct job you need to take off the top of the unit and blow the dust from the inside out according to the YouTube video's I've seen.
I think if you are very handy or have deep pockets and or have a basement where you can work on the tank with plenty of room around it, it may be something to get if you want to see how much you can save on heating water.
Again, we only spend a couple hundred dollars to heat water (except if you have a pool which uses it's own system) per year so the extra expense, noise, and difficulty maintaining the system may not be worth it.