ON YOUR SIDE TheStar.com | Business | Water heaters: 10 days to change your mind Water heaters: 10 days to change your mind Someone comes to your door and says your water heater is inefficient or unsafe. Would you like a replacement? Stop right there. If you say yes, you may be sorry. Look what [...]

As times change, so does technology. Electronics and water? Who ever thought? One such company which integrated this technology is Rheem / Ruud. The water heater model goes by the name” Guardian Power Vent”. The control on the front of the water heater is called “Intelli-Vent” made by White Rogers. This control works quite well [...]

Many viewers of my site seem to be extremely interested in water heater repairs and identifying problems. While going through many old manuals I have in storage, I stumbled upon a manual from my learning days with information for beginner to expert service technicians. The information identifies water problems, control faults, understanding the operation of [...]

  What is an anode rod? This rod in its proper term is a sacrificial anode. It allows water and electrostatic charges to eat away the anode material instead of the tank. Anode rods are made of several different materials.   The most common material is magnesium. Some rods last the life of the tank [...]

Flushing your water heater properly will remove rust sediment that settles at the bottom of your tank. This sediment is created from the heating process in which the iron separates from the water in the form of sludge. This sludge falls to the bottom of the tank and can show up in the water as a [...]