gas turns off easy
water turns off easy
rod changes easy
water turns on easy
gas: either pilot light or piezo ignition, turn on easy
You dont need to drain the tank
o-ring is much much better than teflon, even in the video, there is no teflon on the threads coming out
If you must use teflon, put it all at the top end, and leave most of the thread uncovered
the valve on top, with the red button, is where you turn the gas on/off and relight it,
His anode rod, wasnt nearly dead yet
pretty good video, to show just how easy it is
even on youtube, its less than 10 minutes to do, easy peasy