I just replaced an ail fired water heater with a new Bock.
I got 15 years out of the old one because I change out the anode rods every 5 years. It still worked fine, but it was creating more and more sediment and chewing up the anodes, so its time had come. 15 years with chlorinated water is a good lifespan I think.
It's a habit of mine to remove the silly drain valve and replace it with a 3/4" ball valve. That way when I drain the sediment--it works!
In the past there has always been few inch nipple with a silly valve on the end. This time there was just a bronze valve screwed directly into the water heater.
Should I be using a 3" iron nipple and then using a 3/4" ball valve?
Or should I be using a 3" bronze nipple with the ball valve.
I'm a bit worried that the 3" bronze nipple might cause corrosion in the tank.
Suggestions please?
And I bought a red brass nipple by accident, I didn't know the difference.
So as it's set now, I've directly screwed the 3" red brass nipple and have a ball valve on the end.
Is this the correct way to make the water heater last another 15 years?
I got 15 years out of the old one because I change out the anode rods every 5 years. It still worked fine, but it was creating more and more sediment and chewing up the anodes, so its time had come. 15 years with chlorinated water is a good lifespan I think.
It's a habit of mine to remove the silly drain valve and replace it with a 3/4" ball valve. That way when I drain the sediment--it works!
In the past there has always been few inch nipple with a silly valve on the end. This time there was just a bronze valve screwed directly into the water heater.
Should I be using a 3" iron nipple and then using a 3/4" ball valve?
Or should I be using a 3" bronze nipple with the ball valve.
I'm a bit worried that the 3" bronze nipple might cause corrosion in the tank.
Suggestions please?
And I bought a red brass nipple by accident, I didn't know the difference.
So as it's set now, I've directly screwed the 3" red brass nipple and have a ball valve on the end.
Is this the correct way to make the water heater last another 15 years?