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    Feb 16, 2006, 07:07 PM
    Anode Rod Popping - white build up
    I recently had an oil fired water heater installed and have been getting some kind of gas in the line ever since. I replaced the magnesium anode rods with aluminum ones and have the same problem( the magnesium rods had a lot of corrosion after 1 month). I have been hearing a popping noise from within the water heater and pulled the anode rod (2 weeks old). There was a white build up on the rod which continued to pop as the rod cooled. There is no smell to the water. I do have a water softener which uses potassium to soften my well water.

    Is this something I should be worried about or is it the combination of the well water and the anode rods? Is there anything I can do to fix this?

    Thanks
    David Dukoff
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    Feb 17, 2006, 08:31 AM
    Hi David,
    Before I went much farther I would get the well water checked to see if I had "corrosive water'. Something in your water's reacting with the anode rod.
    Let me know what they find. Tom
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