The prevention of rust does slow scale accumulation because rust is a rough porous surface that scale likes to stick to. But other than that (anodes also are rough porous surfaces) I’m not aware of any way they actively reduce it. Maybe the electronic ones, but that’s out of my wheelhouse (and they aren’t sacrificial).
Have you checked your sacrificial anode? If it’s gone, this will keep happening.
I have never heard of this before. Thanks for mentioning it.
Anodes protect against corrosion. They don’t do anything for hard water scale.
That’s not entirely true: sacrificial anodes attract and collect calcium and magnesium as well as preventing rust.
The prevention of rust does slow scale accumulation because rust is a rough porous surface that scale likes to stick to. But other than that (anodes also are rough porous surfaces) I’m not aware of any way they actively reduce it. Maybe the electronic ones, but that’s out of my wheelhouse (and they aren’t sacrificial).
Was hoping someone remembered what that thing was called
that is a high fantasy wizard ass sounding name for a plumbing part
“Sire, the Sacrificial Anode…has failed.”
“SOUND THE ALARMS!”