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: 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 ...

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 ...

If you smell rotten eggs in your bathroom, you could be dealing with an abundance of bacteria in your drain or something that ...

Given that the issue is with hot water, I'd look to the hot water heater. Plumber Steve Howe thought that the sacrificial magnesium anode rod had deteriorated to the point where is was no longer ...