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extra anodes??

ziggypiggy555
ziggypiggy555 Member Posts: 2
in Domestic Hot Water
just a quick question for y'all:
would adding an extra anode to cold water pipe near a home water heater do any good? how about attaching a grouned electrical wire to that extra anode??

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  • SuperTech
    SuperTech Member Posts: 2,430
    Just replace the sacrificial anode rod with a powered anode rod and you won't have anything to worry about. 
    jringelIntplm.kcopp
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,856
    The anode has to be in the water -- attaching anything to the outside of the pipe isn't going to do a thing.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    Intplm.Larry Weingarten

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