Water heater tank

I put in a paper filter outside at the main incoming hose bib. Freezing is not an issue here. I change it every 6 months. Filter looks like the filter on a cigarette. I have a soft water system (water boss) that filters the water again before any one uses it. I even run softwater to my evap cooler. I just lost a 10 year old Lochinvar 80 solar water heater, not to bad considering. Even made a difference with the pool and my sprinklers

I would start with the paper filter on all your water, handy man job and probably less than 100 bucks. Check the filter in a month and see how it looks.

Tankless water heater? Which is one that heats the water on demand, and doesn't store it in a tank.

Have you tried replacing the sacraficial anodes?

And as to my opition as to why nobody would make a high quality water heater it's because everything is made for the new home construction industry, which demands only the cheapest quality components possible.

Filters? What will filtering the incoming water do? The rust forms on the inside of the tank. It doesn't come in from the outside.

Anodes? This is a natural gas heater, not electric.

Hey... I like the idea of an on-demand heater. I've heard of them. Can they keep up with most home needs, let's say a shower and a washing machine going at the same time?

On 3 Dec 2003 05:39:18 -0800, scott snipped-for-privacy@my-deja.com (Childfree Scott) wrotF:

If the water has significant ionic activity, two different types of metal form a battery in effect, which causes electrical corrosion of the materials.

A sacrificial anode is a peace of MORE reactive metal, which is put in the tank (or commonly on boats), so that IT and not the tank (or boat motor) gets eaten away.

Depends on the model. The ones I've seen locally come in 1-2 person, and 2-4 person models, the latter has more capacity.