Review on 🚱 44" Aluminum Zinc Anode Rod for Water Heaters - Eliminate Rotten Egg Smell, Fits GE, Rheem, Kenmore & More - Includes Hex Socket Tool and Teflon Seal - Upgraded Design by Jacob Sriubas

Ordered segmented anode rod due to height restriction above water heater. The anode arrived quickly and with a matching 27mm head. However, the steel cable running through all 4 segments had half of the strands broken between the top and second segments. If this wire rusts and fails, the bottom 3 sections will fall into the water heater forever. I ordered a second one and it had the same defect. It seems to me that the pole is complicated for packaging/shipping reasons and the bend radius is too small and breaks the strands of the cable. I will order from another seller.