1987 constructed home on town water supply. Been noticing some rather marked surging when turning on faucets for a while. Bought a water pressure gauge and connected it to my hot water tank's drain. Static pressure after running the faucet for a couple seconds is 60psi. Static pressure AFTER the hot water heater has cycled is 110psi. I hooked the gauge up to the bib outside and am waiting for another hot water tank cycle to occur to see if the pressure spikes again. Regardless, this seems a
All done!
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The "rot" pictures are astounding. Glad I did this finally, and I DEFINTELY needed a new anode!!!
Original install date on the tank was 2013/01/26.