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Dip tube carries incoming cold water to bottom.
If hot-cold connections are reversed, heater will not work.
If dip tube is broken, then water in bath or shower cools fast. Also faucets clog with plastic pieces. read
Broken dip tube can damage glass-lined water heater. Replace tank if old, or replace dip tube site
Tanks have life span see failure data
Old tank is valuable resource
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Some tanks have no dip tube. This tank has cold inlet located at
bottom. Water heaters for trailers have this type connection.