** Is This a Problem? **

[Bill-N-Donna]

The water had a bad odor and I flushed the water heater out the other day, boy did I find a lot of crud. The anode rod was completely deteriorated. I found what I thought to be normal deposit material in small chucks but what I'm concerned about is tiny flakes of particles which were blue on one side and brown on the other. It feels somewhat like glass. I called the dealership where I purchased this unit (2002 3295rl) and talked with the service department. I was told that it might even be a type of plastic which could have been there all along since it was new. I replaced the anode rod and everything about the heater seems to be working ok both electric and gas. I don’t want to create a problem if there isn’t any but I was concerned that something could have happened with the liner on the inside. The service dept didn’t seem to think there was any way to really check it. They suggested that it might be able to be checked if it was taken out. They also indicated that it should be ok to continue using it. They suggested using an in-line filter on the supply line to filter anything from getting in.

I figure I will continue to use it and re-flush it later on and see what I get out of it then. Of course if it starts leaking or any other problems developed it would have to be addressed; anyone have anything like this happen?

Any suggestions?