Rheem Manufacturing Company

Carl G Strobach

Paul G Daugirda

William E Fahey

The present invention is generally related to a new construction for a resistor-type anode. Sacrificial anodes are used in a variety of applications to protect metallic structures from corrosion. In order to control the rate of consumption of the sacrificial anode, a resistor is placed in series between the anode and the tank (cathode). This invention relates to an improved resistor anode construction for use in a tank, for example a hot water tank. The anode includes a core wire with a spring welded to the exposed end. The spring is biased against a disc shaped resistor. The assembly is retained by a metal cap swaged over an insulating sleeve fitted on the end of the anode.

Resistor anode for metal tank

A shaped, sacrificial anode for water tanks and a method of constructing the same from extruded sections is disclosed, particularly an anode having a greater mass adjacent to regions of the tank where improved corrosion protection is needed.

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Clarendon Hills, IL, United States of America

Carl G Strobach