While we often take them for granted, a water heater is among the most important appliances in any home and is essential for daily tasks like showering, general cleanup, and doing dishes and laundry.

Nearly every home has one. Water heaters are ubiquitous in buildings, though they are not all the same. In most cases we heat and store water in a tank which has either electric elements or a gas ...

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Q: Recently, you wrote about replacing a water heater’s drain valve. A friend told us that we should also check the anode rod. Is this worth checking? If so, how do we do that? A: An anode rod is a ...

Nearly every building has a water heater. While many are operated by resistance-type heating elements, the majority of them are gas fired. That sheet metal cylinder you see conceals thermal insulation ...

Q. Regarding your recent article, I also have a rotten egg smell in my hot water caused by a new water heater. When I contacted the manufacturer, it mentioned that removing the anode rod would ...