Water Heater Leak
Well, thanks to this forum, I finally stopped my gushing water heater P/T relief valve by replacing it with a new one. Then, all worked great with the water heater, that is, until I decided to check the anode. My anode appears to be aluminum and it is very smooth with practically no pitting. So, I put it back. But, now I have a leak from it. I have removed it twice more, cleaned the threads on the anode and going into the heater and placed two layers of teflon tape on the anode threads. I still have an ever so slight leak. At this point, I am going out every hour or so, checking for a leak, which I am finding, and then giving the anode about a 3 degree tightening twist, hoping that this will be the final one. I figure that when I crank up the water heater, the leak will get worse. Anyone had a similar experience? Any advice?
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