We are always having to change out dip tubes in our customer’s hot water tank. Can anyone tell me the reason why the dip tubes dissolve?
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Corrosion from hard water,minerals like calcium and others.
One of the major suppliers of dip tubes changed there forumla for the plastic in the late 80's or early 90's. I am not sure when this was corrected but I think about 96-98.
There was a classic action law suite to replace this and repair any damage (cloging from the bits of plastic), but that expired about a year ago.
Do you mean one customer or multiple customers? What are the dip tubes made of?
A number of customers and the dip tube are plastic. Thanks