Hi Lora,
Clorox will not do the trick. It must be peroxide. We have a chlorine pump on our system and it is chlorinated continuously. Try the peroxide to see if that solves your problem. I tried to get rid of our little zinc eating friends with clorox in our first house about 40 years ago - didn't work then and won't work now.
To test the elements it is safest to have someone who understands the testing do it so one does not get electrocuted! THE POWER MUST BE OFF TO YOUR WATER TANK BEFORE PROCEEDING! It is a resistance check across the terminals of each element. A burned out element will read infinite resistance whereas a good one will be in the neighborhood of 10 to 20 ohms.
Edward.
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Hi Lora,
January 1, 2012 - 1:14pmClorox will not do the trick. It must be peroxide. We have a chlorine pump on our system and it is chlorinated continuously. Try the peroxide to see if that solves your problem. I tried to get rid of our little zinc eating friends with clorox in our first house about 40 years ago - didn't work then and won't work now.
To test the elements it is safest to have someone who understands the testing do it so one does not get electrocuted! THE POWER MUST BE OFF TO YOUR WATER TANK BEFORE PROCEEDING! It is a resistance check across the terminals of each element. A burned out element will read infinite resistance whereas a good one will be in the neighborhood of 10 to 20 ohms.
Edward.
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