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Originally Posted by Deb Mac
... New anode and a rinsing wand are coming, so next week I'll clean the threads (looks like some of the original thread seal is still in there - Rectorseal? - or just hardened sediment), flush the inside and put it all back together.
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I'd try and reach back to those 'inner' threads with a cheap steak knife, sacrificed for this purpose with by bending the the blade end to angle at 90% from the rest of the blade. Gently clean off the remaining "stuff" to leave the threads clean, But don't press too hard (creating cuts, scratches, or distortion in the threads themselves).
I have used only 3-4 turns of teflon tape in my own anode rod changes, rather than creating possible issues with hardening pastes. That worked well.