OK folks...
after spending WAAAAAY too much money (paid a plumber to install it, and it was a PITA install because of the hack job the PO did) I have a new water heater upstairs in my garage. This time it has a drip pan and both the drip pan and the T/P valve drain OUTSIDE not on the upstairs floor!
Question is, what size is the hex on the top of the anode? I know that I don't have a socket big enough to fit it (my set only goes to 1" or
1-1/8") - I'd like to pull it to put some anti-sleaze on it and hopefully I'll remember to inspect it every fall when I drain down the garage. I did have the plumber put ball valves on both hot and cold lines as well as the tank drain. He probably thought I was being anal-retentive but I am hoping never to replace this tank again.
thanks,
nate