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Aluminum anodes vs an ICCP system.
Aluminum Anodes (Galvanic Cathodic Protection). This method uses an Aluminum Anode placed into a carbon steel tank. The Aluminum Anode sheds electrons which are absorbed by the carbon steel tank thus stopping internal corrosion.
Powered Anode ICCP (Impressed Current Cathodic Protection). This system uses a non-degrading Titanium Anode connected to a A/C D/C Power Supply. The Power Supply will send the required electrons into the tank based upon its size and electrical potential (force needed to push the voltage) thus stopping corrosion. Once installed, Titanium Anodes are considered a permanent replacement. As long as the Anode is receiving the proper voltage/current, corrosion protection will remain.
The benefits of a powered anode.
Odor: Titanium does not react with water therefore hot water odor vanishes compared to an aluminum Anodes.
Sediment: When the electrons of the Aluminum Anode are emitted, the rod slowly dissolves over time leaving sediment which falls to the bottom of the tank.
Maintenance: Titanium Anodes are a permanent replacement even when used in brackish (high salinity) water since they do not degrade over time.
Efficiency: Our system uses just a few cents per day of electricity.
Applications: Our system is compatible with natural gas, electric, propane, solar and secondary holding tanks.
Energy usage: Pennies a day.
Ultimately, whether you should consider a Powered Anode depends on your specific budget. If you're experiencing issues with corrosion, odor, or sediment in your water heater, a powered anode might be a worthwhile investment.
Considerations when choosing a Powered anode system.
Consumers today have a wide range of options when it comes to Powered Anodes brands. High-priced brands with numerous reviews tend to attract buyers, while more affordable options with less reviews can provide a cost-effective alternative. Regardless of the price, all Powered Anodes eliminate hot water odor since the odor-causing Aluminum Anode must be removed to install their product.
With the odor issue resolved, what type of Power Supply is sending the correct voltage/current to the Anode protecting the water tank is the main question. The brands sold today on Amazon, eBay and the sellers websites do not mention their Power Supply rather show promotional photos of happy families and claims and assorted Anode designs. Some brands even have a hard time distinguishing which brand they are promoting as seen here.
This website will pull back the curtains back on these brands and showcase how our system is true hot water tank ICCP corrosion protection.
Anode sizes & Designs.
There is no engineering to suggest a mesh, spiral or V shaped Anode enhances electron deliver into the water tank.
The Matcor system illustrated below serves as a model for a commercial application regulating a 250,000-gallon city water tank. It does not use V-shaped, mesh, or spiral anodes. Instead, it features a straightforward round electron-emitter Anode that is regulated by a potential controller. Our system employs this engineering feature scaled down for home water tanks.
Our Anode will deliver trillions of electrons per second into the water tank to be absorbed by the carbon steel tank housing. Our point is a larger Anode offers no more corrosion protection.
Our Potential controller.
A Powered Anode Power Supply is the core of the system. If this crucial component is not engineered specifically for ICCP applications, you simply do not have long term corrosion protection of the water tank, its that simple. Water Tank Tec engineers our Power Source specifically for this application and is proprietary to our brand, you can not buy our Power Supply from any wholesale market.
All of our controllers are produced in an ISO accredited 2001 facility, robotic assembled and tested thoroughly before arriving at your doorstep. This is why we offer a lifetime guarantee on our system.
White Label Brands Cost To Seller.
If you take away the 5 star reviews, below is the reality of what consumers are paying for.
As an example, a $149.95 to $287.99 brand sold on Amazon cost less than $20.00 from their supplier. Although this brand claims it is made in Canada, their Power Supply is sourced from Asia for less than $5.00, the Anode can be purchased from Asia for $10.00 to $15.00.
Consumers are simply paying for brands advertising costs. 22 other Amazon brands use the very same Power Supply.
The illusionary tactics of product marketing.
The below video tests a $149.95 to $287.99 Powered Anode brand along with the Fixodor brand the seller also markets. The more expensive brands claims to ‘automatically adjust’ to the tank. This test was conducted using a Westinghouse 40 gallon electric water tank.
The test.
How does a powered anode stop hot water odor?
Removing the Aluminum Anode from the tank is what stops hot water odor not the brand. You will get the same results from the most expensive to the lowest priced brand. Powered Anodes do not kill or neutralize bacteria that causes hot water odors as some brands claim. Tank temperatures and removing the Aluminum Anode from the tank do.
The role of a Powered Anode is to protect the interior of the tank from corrosion and nothing more. The true benefit of our system is superior corrosion protection over the standard Aluminum Anode and never having to replace the Aluminum Anode again.
There are 3 ways to stop hot water odor.
Remove the Aluminum Anode and close the port. (No further corrosion protection will be provided).
Increase the water heater temperature to 130 degrees. This will kill all bacteria within 6 hours.
Where does the odor come from?
The Aluminum Anode is one odor source, sulfate bacteria feed on the electrons Aluminum Anodes shed. Simply remove it, the odor goes with it. Other factors are low tank temperature settings. Bacteria will grow rapidly within a warm high oxygen environment which the water tank offers. Turn the tank temperature up to 130 degrees, multiple bacteria will die off within 6 hours along with the odor.
How does our system function when installed?
Where is the anode located?
All American water heaters have an anode rod that can be removed. Bradford White, however, uses a ‘nipple’ anode meaning it does not have a port rather it is on the Hot water side of the tank. This replacement is shown on this site further down on the page. Once the Anode Port is found, remove the plastic cover, and foam insulation. Once the Anode is located, use a 1-1/16 inch 6 point socket to extract the previous anode. With the same socket, screw our anode in the same location.
Water tank Tec Standard vs recessed installation.
Below are 2 alternatives for installation. If the anode port is recessed (higher efficiency tanks) we provide a free extension rod that screws onto our anode allowing for wire connection points.
Click here for our PDF installation Instructions.
My Anode wont break loose or Bradford White installation.
Some factory anodes can be tough to remove. If you strip the bolt off or simply cant break it loose, you can purchase the below parts for less than $10.00 and install it on the Hot water side of the tank as shown below. The aluminum rod will eventually deplete therefore we recommend flushing the tank within 1 year if this installation is performed. This installation will also work with the Bradford White tanks installed on the HOT water side.
V shaped, solid, and mesh Anode Product Construction:
When you deviate from standard engineering practices and push for visual appearance, there are repercussions. The below illustration is what happens when you use epoxy-resin as a gasket rather than industry standard silicone seals. Epoxy Resin has a lifespan that starts from the minute the resin is mixed with the harder. Over time it will separate from the hardener and become brittle. When used as a water-pressure-seal in Powered Anodes, it will eventually leak.
No commercial ICCP systems uses epoxy-resin as a seal although 15 white label brand use this design.
What is a White label brand?
White label brands allow sellers to bypass the costly engineering, prototyping, and testing phase of the product. The manufacture drop-ships the item to the consumer doorstep with their logo on the box ready to sell.
Powered anode rod claims true or false?
We stand out as the sole brand that reveals the inner workings of our Power Supply by removing its Power Supply cover, allowing the consumer to see our Potential Controllers Electronics firsthand. Unlike other brands that merely make assertions, we provide transparency and facts. Here are a few examples of other brands assertions.
The Corro Protec Powered Anode Will Automatically Adjust Its Current To Provide Optimum Corrosion Protection.
Truth: The Power supply this brand uses has no voltage regulator on their circuit board.
Will Remove The Sulfur Smell From Well Or City Water Especially In Hot Water.
Truth: Powered Anodes do not remove odor (bacteria), removing the Aluminum Anode will.
Protects Against All Types of Hard Water and the Impact of Softened Water.
Truth: Hard Water is from calcium minerals present in all water sources which no Powered Anode can influence, this is the job of a water softener which removes calcium minerals through ion exchange and membrane filtration.
Softened Water Causes Corrosion, Promotes Sulfate Reducing Bacteria (source of odor).
Truth: Extremely hard water (40 grains per gallon) after softened, adds 228 milligrams of sodium per-quart of water which is equivalent to a slice of white bread. Softened water does not foster bacterial proliferation.
Regardless of the source of the sulfur odor, their product will eliminate it.
Truth: Powered Anodes do not neutralize bacteria nor have any effect on any microorganism growth. The Anode is an electron emitter as an antenna for FM radio is.
We have highlighted five unsupported claims. Our stance is that if 5 claims are unsupported by science, the validity of all other claims should be questionable.
White label brand reviews.
Does a Powered Anode void the tank warranty?
Our properly engineered ICCP system will protect the water tank from internal corrosion therefore there would be no need for a warranty claim other than a failed heating element.
If you actually read brands warranty (most of us don’t) the manufacture will not cover the following: The water heater replacement is requested for reasons of noise, taste, odor, Discoloration or Rust.
With the above being said, our best advice is to dismiss what ‘may’ happen and install our system. We have never, to this date, had a complaint of a tank leak failure when our system was installed in a healthy tank (no rust-colored flush water).
will a $149.95 powered anode perform better than the $99.99 brand on amazon?
The consumer on the left invests $99.99 on a brand that didn't work, so he plans to buy a pricier brand. Unknown to the consumer, he will receive the very same XY-2400050DU Power Supply and Anode with a different Brand Name and Power Supply Label.
Both products are White Label brands.
The end result of mismatched power supplies.
Here is another example of a White Label Powered Anode brand. Generic transformer Power Supply not suited for this application. There are Powered Anodes that actually use a iPhone Power Supply. There are brands that also use a 1000mA (1 amp) 3Vdc Power Supply. This amount of current will blister the protective interior coating of the tank as well as create hydrogen bubbles from over-current output.
Our system vs other brands voltage/current delivery to the anode.
Our system will first check the Electrical Potential of the tank (red line). When this resistance is known, our Power Supply will send the proper amount of voltage/current to the Anode (green line). Generic Power Supplies only send direct voltage/current to the Anode. No Voltage Regulation, no Electrical Potential check.
Same Power Supply used on all brands.
12 brands use the XY-24000050DU Xing Yuan Electronics Power Supply.
White Label Brands Flooding the marketplace.
The brands below are White Label Brands produced by 1 factory marketed under different brand names, Anode designs and ad photos. Costs vary.
Small Anode White label examples.
It's disappointing to consider that any buyer might think this product will safeguard their water tank against internal corrosion. The Power Supply is a generic unit with a non-regulated output of 12Vdc 1 amp. This type of system will not provide any measure of corrosion protection to the tank whatsoever.
The brands below use appliance power supplies used for clock radios, desktop phones, computer modems and the like.
Large anode white label examples.
All brands below use generic power supplies.
Customer review with images on our voltage/current output.
Our system does indeed self-adjust the voltage/current and the below email shows, which no generic $5.00 transformer Power Supply can perform.
Customer Installation of our system.
Destabilize the calcium molecule?
When we reveal the false claims made by our competitors, they will quickly update their website with new claims just days later. No Powered Anode prevents limescale accumulation, which is simply a natural mineral found in water. This is also the reason we use vinegar (acetic acid) to descale our coffee pot.
epoxy filled anodes, the end result.
The first review of this brand showed it leaked. 4 reviews thereafter are Amazon vine reviews (free products for a review). Amazon now shows it sells 100 + units per month. This platform reviews should be taken with a grain of salt.
Epoxy sealed RV anode.
epoxy filled v shaped anodes over time.
The image shown below is called Sidewall Shifting. Unfortunately, it was taken down from the Amazon website just 48 hours after it was first posted. Amazon no longer shows consumer postings of leaking anode reviews by this particular brand.
Other results of a leaking anode.
Water infiltrated the insulation cavity and seeped into the outer casing of the tanks, eventually reaching the 220Vac connection panel causing the home circuit breaker panel to trip. This leaked ruined the tanks insulation value
Disclaimer - Wrapping up our Product vs other brands Reviews.
Our homepage features a wide array of topics that we have thoroughly explored. It's crucial to emphasize that the images and editorial remarks concerning other products are not intended to discourage anyone from considering purchasing their product.
This website presents claims other brands make exactly as they are, without alterations to their assertions or images for you the consumer to make a well informed decision.
Photos Of Our System Installed.
just a few of our customer installation photos, Many thanks!
The photos by Hank is a retired NASA engineer. 26.5mA @ 2.7Vdc. Engineered vs White Label: Amazons Best Seller output: 15mA @ 1.5vdc to the Anode.
Do you currently own a Bradford White water heater? We have just the solution you need for your nipple style applications.
How To Remove Your Nipple Style Anode Rod Click here for a short video
All Bradford White and some AO Smith tanks use a nipple type Anode rod. If you can’t find your anode port on top of the heater then you more than likely have a nipple style rod. These replacement Anodes can not be purchased at Lowe’s or Menard's. These Anode Rods must be purchased on-line.
Our solution is simple, replace their Nipple Style Anode Rod with a $15.00 part conversion and end the internal corrosion problem. You can use brass components which are slightly more expensive but worth the investment. Since our product is made from aircraft quality stainless steel which is a passive metal, you will not have any electrolysis issues on the thread points. We recommend using a quality thread sealant on the brass threads going into the carbon steel tank.
If your tank has a 12 year warranty, you have 2 Anode Rods. 1 replaceable Anode & 1 nipple style Anode. Click here for a factory photo of how they are installed. The only difference between a 6 and 12 year warranty is the number of Anode Rods. 6 year warranty, 1 Anode, 12 year warranty, 2 Anodes.
If your system has 2 anode rods, use this system to eliminate the 2nd rod Click here.
If your water heater has a single nipple style Anode Rod, please see the below diagram to convert your tank and incorporate our system. We do not sell these parts since by the time you add in USPS shipping costs, it would amount to $35.00 to send you $15.00 worth of parts.
Nipple Style anode rod conversion hardware.
Finding Your anode Rod location - removing & extracting. Click on images for helpful notes.
Location Of The Anode Rod Before Ordering our product or purchasing a new Tank.
If you can find the location of your Anode Rod Bolt Top on your existing heater tank, our system can be installed (see above photos). It is advised that if you are purchasing a new water heater that you find the Anode Rod location on their display model. If you can't find the Anode port, ask to see the owners manual. If it is accessible and between 10 to 110 gallons, our product will work in your system. Removing the Factory Anode Rod will require a breaker bar and someone else to steady the tank when removing it.
Helpful Tip On Removing The Factory Anode Rod.
Instead of using thread tape or liquid sealant, the factory chooses to install the Anode Rod using Red Loctite which is a permanent liquid thread sealant and is difficult to remove. Use only a 6 point 1 1/16 socket. Leave the tank full of water or if a new installation, fill the tank full first. The water will help steady the tank. Best results are using a 1/2" breaker bar with a pipe extension. If you have access to an impact wrench, this would be even better. See our customer photos above for removing the foam insulation.
Our Warranty
Solid State Electronics are what we use, which is why we offer a Lifetime warranty on our Power Supply. If our LED ever turns Red, simply contact us for a free replacement. Our anode is non-interactive with water therefore it also carries a Lifetime warranty.
Shipping & Delivery Times. All Below Times Are Indiana Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
* All Orders Are Shipped USPS Priority Mail. You Can Expect 1 to 3 Day Delivery times Anywhere In The USA.
* Shipping: All orders received by 5:00 AM Daylight savings time (DST) Monday - Friday ship the same day.
* Saturday Orders By 5:00 AM Ship Same Day.
What You Will Receive.
1 MMO Ti Coated Tank Sensor Rod.
1 Power Supply Control Module With 8' Power Cord.
1 Stainless Steel Extension Rod ‘If Needed’ For Recessed Anodes (insulation depth thickness).
Simple Installation Instructions.
Returns.
Non-Installation Returns After Purchase: 3 Months. If the anode has been installed, a $35.00 deduction will apply to your refund since we do not resale the anode.
Free 1 - 3 day shipping nationwide In The USA.
Our Product is made within an ISO Certified facility, which ensures quality, consistency and compliance with CE Universal standards.
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