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Is that rust in my boiler?
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This is the interior of my old electric water heater/boiler.

Is it over?
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>>1013008
Looks like mineral deposits, fill it back up with water, dump some vinegar or citric acid in there, repeat several times and watch it peel off and dissolve literally
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>>1013018
But this shit should look something like this when in a better state
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>>1013056
that ain't rust, if it is rust it would be more uniform, it should be deposits
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>>1013008
If its leaking its over.

If the anode is rekt get a new one in there.
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>>1013124
There is not even an anode in there (there should be)
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That looks like rust pits.
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