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    Quote Originally Posted by firebane View Post
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    6 point is better than 12 point.
    Yea I looked at 4 different stores and only found the garbage 12 point... I'll give it away for free here if someone wants it.

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    Tried a 30" breaker bar no bueno. Will find a metal pipe tonight hopefully. I have about an extra 3 foot of room. Although I suspect I need to somehow wedge the tank to stop it from moving.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nzwasp View Post
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    Tried a 30" breaker bar no bueno. Will find a metal pipe tonight hopefully. I have about an extra 3 foot of room. Although I suspect I need to somehow wedge the tank to stop it from moving.
    Start watching at around 2 min.


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    Quote Originally Posted by suntan View Post
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    Start watching at around 2 min.

    Alright so I need a metal pipe and 3 people to hold the tank

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    Try a good spray of penetrating oil?
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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nzwasp View Post
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    Alright so I need a metal pipe and 3 people to hold the tank
    Get that MIL of yours to skip the bath tonight and hold the damn tank

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    Quote Originally Posted by firebane View Post
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    6 point is better than 12 point.
    No shit. -32 points for Mar question.

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    How do you know when you need to flush your water tank?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nzwasp View Post
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    Alright so I need a metal pipe and 3 people to hold the tank

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    So after draining and flushing the tank I set the tank back to setting A (although to get the gas on I had to turn it on to very hot) and I measured the hot water and its really hot and its reading at 155 F. Ive turned it down quite a bit now, but we are still experiencing a loud bang (sounds like if someone hit a metal container with a mallet) at night time when the shower is on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nzwasp View Post
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    So after draining and flushing the tank I set the tank back to setting A (although to get the gas on I had to turn it on to very hot) and I measured the hot water and its really hot and its reading at 155 F. Ive turned it down quite a bit now, but we are still experiencing a loud bang (sounds like if someone hit a metal container with a mallet) at night time when the shower is on.
    I doubt flushing the tank will have any effect on scale buildup in the tank, only remove loose sediment. I’m not sure if one could descale a water heater like you would a coffee maker, economically.

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    When I get my new anode rod later this week I was thinking I could poke one of those snake camera things down the hole to see how badly degraded it was. Im not imaging much of the anode rod to be left.
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    Could have been over 60% if I wasn’t a paper hand bitch

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    I have poverty hot water, it's only at 130F.

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    Quote Originally Posted by suntan View Post
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    I have poverty hot water, it's only at 130F.
    Even the water is hotter in Aspen
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    Quote Originally Posted by nzwasp View Post
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    When I get my new anode rod later this week I was thinking I could poke one of those snake camera things down the hole to see how badly degraded it was. Im not imaging much of the anode rod to be left.
    My anode in my tank from 2009 was completely disintegrated but the dip tube was fine.

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    Ive got a nestcam sitting in the basement looking at the hotwater tank now so hopefully I can capture the bang sound.

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    Why would anyone ever use something other than an impact gun to remove one of these?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThePenIsMightier View Post
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    Why would anyone ever use something other than an impact gun to remove one of these?
    Because you'll twist the hot water tank right off its connections.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThePenIsMightier View Post
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    Why would anyone ever use something other than an impact gun to remove one of these?
    Because of fine control that a impact doesn't have.

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    Quote Originally Posted by suntan View Post
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    Because you'll twist the hot water tank right off its connections.
    That’s different than the 8 foot long breaker bar method?
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