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Originally Posted by Bill
Good find, Deb. And good work taking care of it. That rod is a mess.
If grit was back-flowing out of the water heater into the toilet, I imagine it should also grit up the faucets. You might want to pop the aerators off those faucets, and check the screens. It os annpoying when they suddenly won't flow due to grit in the screens.
Bill
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I did clear the aerators part way through my trip. Got a bit out but nothing to speak of. I think it only really shows up when the flow is coming wrong way, from the bottom of the heater rather than the top, where it normally exits. Sucks all the crud from the bottom of the tank along with it. And only from the toilet. I think the faucets are a bit too high. Toilet line is relatively low. But I think the shower could have a problem. New shower head, but could have some crud in there.
I’m going to do it again before I close it up for the winter though - coming soon - just to make sure.