Scale. La Habra's blended water is hard, and mineral scale coats tank bottoms and elements, forcing longer burns, cooking controls, and shortening tank life against soft water cities. The countermeasures are mundane: flushing on schedule, an anode rod treated as a wear item, and replacement math done against the scale the tank actually carries, which a repair visit can read and state.
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