Drinkable – The Water Podcast with Greg Reyneke
We joined Greg Reyneke, President of the Water Quality Association, on Drinkable: The Water Podcast to discuss powered anode technology, water heater protection, and the role water quality professionals play in helping homeowners prevent common hot water problems.
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About Drinkable – The Water Podcast with Greg Reyneke
Most people turn on the tap without thinking about everything behind it: where the water came from, how it was treated, who designed the system, or which standards help keep it safe.
Drinkable: The Water Podcast looks beyond that everyday action. Hosted by Greg Reyneke, the podcast explores the people, technologies, regulations, and challenges shaping water quality, while also highlighting the reality that billions of people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water.
That gap between what people assume about water and what is actually happening behind the scenes is at the heart of Drinkable.
Who Is Greg Reyneke
Greg Reyneke, MWS, is the President of the Water Quality Association and an experienced water quality improvement professional. He has helped families and businesses improve their water since 1995, working with water treatment challenges around the world.
His expertise covers water filtration, softening, reverse osmosis, corrosion control, Legionella control, biofilm management, rainwater harvesting, wastewater treatment, and other potable water technologies. He also coaches and educates water treatment professionals on technical and business practices.
As President of the WQA, Greg supports an international association representing the residential, commercial, and industrial water treatment industry. The WQA provides professional education, certification, product testing, industry advocacy, and public information focused on improving water quality.
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Episode Chapters: Water Heater Corrosion & Powered Anode Rods
Introduction and Episode Context
Drinkable podcast mission, Greg’s background, WQA Convention, and introduction to corrosion protection and powered anodes.
Corro-Protec Story
Corro-Protec’s founding in 2006, its origins in municipal cathodic protection, its transition to water heaters, and its history as a family business.
How Anode Rods Protect Water Heaters
Causes of corrosion, how sacrificial anodes work, why they deplete, and how powered titanium anodes provide long-term protection without adding metal to water.
Water Softeners, Sulfur Smell, and Electrical Safety
Effects of treated water on sacrificial anodes, causes of rotten egg smell, how powered anodes affect bacteria, operating cost, andthe safety of using electricity inside the tank.
Products, Installation, and Dealer Solutions
Water heater compatibility, Bradford White installation, tank sizing, 20-year warranty, certification, stuck-anode solutions, DIY installation, and tips for dealers.
Industry Future and Environmental Impact
Growing partnership between water treatment and plumbing professionals, proactive customer service, rising water-heater costs, waste reduction, sustainability, and closing remarks.
Who Is Vincent Veilleux
Vincent Veilleux is CEO of Corro-Protec, a family-owned Quebec company specializing in powered anode rods and cathodic protection for water heaters.
His experience comes from a broader background in corrosion protection. Corro-Protec’s technology grew from work protecting municipal water pipes, water towers, telecommunications structures, and other large metal infrastructure. The team later applied the same impressed-current cathodic protection principles to residential and commercial water heaters.
Today, Vincent leads Corro-Protec alongside members of his family. His focus is helping homeowners, plumbers, and water treatment professionals prevent internal tank corrosion, solve common hot-water issues, and extend water heater life.
Through industry education, technical training, and partnerships with water treatment professionals, he also works to change how water heaters are viewed: not as disposable appliances, but as equipment worth protecting.
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