Wednesday, December 16, 2009

AO Smith Corrosion-Fighting Technology

The corrosion-fighting CoreGard anode rod now comes standard on all AO Smith Conservationist and ProMax residential water heaters. This technology utilizes cathodic protection to fight corrosion inside AO Smith heaters. Cathodic protection has become a widely used method for controlling the corrosion deterioration of metallic structures in contact with environments containing enough ions to conduct electricity such as soils, seawater and basically all natural waters. It basically reduces the corrosion rate of a metallic structure by reducing its corrosion potential, bringing the metal closer to an immune state.

A large selection of AO Smith Conservationist Commercial Water Heaters and ProMax Residential Water Heaters are available at www.supplyhouse.com