AZ31 Water Heater Anode Rod Magnesium Aluminum Anode Rods

Product Description

We are a professional anode supplier over 26 years ,mainly supply:

* Magnesium anodes ( ASTM-G97)

* Zinc anodes (ASTM B418-95 US MILL 18001K)

* Al-Zn-In anodes (GAIII)

* High silicon cast iron anodes ( ASTM-A518-3,BS1591)

Our anodes are shipped worldwide especial main to North America, Asia etc., around 5000mt per year. Our goods are regularly tested by independent third party lab in USA to keep anode continuous high quality. Our plant owns raw material resources ore, so we can supply very good price with service for you.

We can also accept customized anodes with your logo according to your drawing !

Anode rod is a sacrificial steel core wire wrapped with aluminum, magnesium, or zinc. Anode rods work by attracting corrosive particles found inside your water heater tank to protect the tank liner and reduce the risk of explosion. Depending on your water quality, anode rods should be replaced every 3 to 5 years.

Sacrificial Anode Rods

Magnesium Anode Rods

Magnesium anode rods are the most common anode rods used in residential water heaters. They work well in soft water, water with fewer electrolytes. In Hard water, the rods corrode quickly so you might have to replace your anode rod before the standard three years period.

If your water is Alkaline, a magnesium rod can help reduce some of the scales that form inside your water tank due to the high alkalinity. Magnesium rods are also recommended when there are high levels of chlorine and chloramines in your water.

If you start noticing a trashy smell coming from your water heater, have your plumbing professional check out the anode rod. If they notice clear, gray, or blue gel or beads at the bottom of your water tank or anode rod, your aluminum anode rod is reacting with the high chlorine levels in your water to create aluminum hydroxide. Switch to a magnesium anode rod to get rid of the beads and the stench.

Aluminum Anode Rods

Aluminum anode rods were the most commonly used rods back in the day. As we found out more about the poisonous effects of aluminum on our brain and our body, the application of aluminum has been greatly reduced. Therefore, you should avoid cooking and drinking from water heaters if you water heater tank has an aluminum anode rod or when you don't know which type of rod you got lurking in your water heater tank. You could find out by trying to bend the anode rod. If it bends, it is aluminum.

Sometimes the water coming from the water heater can smell like rotten eggs. There can be many different reasons for this. One of them is that you have a high concentration of sulfate in your water. Sulfate reacts with magnesium to form magnesium sulfate, which is infamous for its rotten egg smell.

If you are tired of your colleagues talking behind your backs about how you smell like rotten eggs, you better change that magnesium anode rod of yours.

Zinc Anode Rods

Zinc anode rods are essentially aluminum with a small amount of zinc. Although zinc rods do not usually come with a water heater, they can be easily installed. They are particularly a good option if you have sulfur smelling water coming from the tank. You won't generally find a pure aluminum anode rod anymore so you can basically think of zinc as aluminum and vice versa as these rods will contain both metals ninety-nine times out of one-hundred.

If you're dead-set against powered anode rods or just looking for something that's affordable, I recommend zinc/aluminum over magnesium. This is a solid zinc/aluminum anode rod for the price