6 gallon water tank

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   The 6 gallons are your water heater. It is not a reserve. You are right to be concerned about it, but the anode rod is the least of your worries. It won't get ruined from being dry. What will happen though is if you have the electric part turned on and the water level drops, the element will almost immediately burn out. It can be replaced, but avoiding the problem is better.

What will happen is that the pump will start to pull air instead of water and you will hear and see those bubbles and spurting when you turn on a faucet. Those bubbles will go through the water heater tank but it takes water coming in for hot water to be pushed out.

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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289	Topic: 6 gallon water tank Posted: 07 Jul 2018 at 11:31am
	The 6 gallons are your water heater. It is not a reserve. You are right to be concerned about it, but the anode rod is the least of your worries. It won't get ruined from being dry. What will happen though is if you have the electric part turned on and the water level drops, the element will almost immediately burn out. It can be replaced, but avoiding the problem is better. What will happen is that the pump will start to pull air instead of water and you will hear and see those bubbles and spurting when you turn on a faucet. Those bubbles will go through the water heater tank but it takes water coming in for hot water to be pushed out.
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Happy Tripping Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473	Posted: 07 Jul 2018 at 11:21am
	If the 30 gallon fresh water tank is empty, and more water is needed, does the 6 gallon tank remain as a reserve or does the 6 gallon water tank then empty? If it can be largely emptied, I should think that there is a real possibility of then accidentally ruining the anode. (I carry a reserve water container and it hasn't happened to me, but sometimes I run pretty low on water)