Rv Water Heater Anode Rod With Drain

In most conditions anode rod should last at least one year.

Rv water heater anode rod with drain. An anode rod is a solid metal cylinder that gets screwed into a water heater s drain plug to prevent the steel water heater tank from rusting inside. A few years ago i had an anode with a petcock on my 10 gallon 3 way water heater. It preserves the life of your water heater by corroding itself so your water heater tank doesn t. If you have aluminum threads i recommend the camco rv water heater anode rod w drain 1 2 diameter x 4 1 2 long item cam11533.

Camco rv anode rod with drain is a patented magnesium anode rod for aluminum water heaters atwood style. Generally suburban brand water. If your magnesium anode rod does last for one year you may want to use aluminum anode rod p n 232768. Going into winter i drained the tank leaving the petcock open.

Rated 5 out of 5 by royboy1 from excellent anode for atwood water heaters i purchased this anode since my heater didn t have one originally and i wanted to help protect the tank from corrosion it installed fairly easily with the right tools and comes with a drain valve for winterizing the magnesium will help with electrolsis since the tank is aluminum should help to prolong tank life and good. If you ve seen our previous 2 videos about flushing rv water heaters you ll know we ve talked quite a bit about anode rods. Replace your 1 2 pipe thread drain plug with the camco rv water heater anode rod to extend the life of your rv s water heater. They are made from aluminum magnesium or zinc all metals that will sacrifice themselves through electrolysis and save the exposed steel water heater tank from a similar fate.

Operating the water heater without the anode voids the manufactures limited warranty and shortens the tank life of the water heater. It preserves the life of your water heater by corroding itself so your water heater tank doesn t. That november we hit 22 and in the spring i sadly discovered that the petcock had only partially drained the tank before it failed causing an 1 100 00 dollar split water heater. This is an aluminum plug with an anode rod to attract corrosion particles inside your water heater.

Your g6a 7 is an atwood water heater with a 1 2 drain plug. Camco rv anode rod with drain is a patented magnesium anode rod for aluminum water heaters atwood style. Preserve the life of the water heater tank in your rv camper or motorhome by changing out that worn out anode rod with one of our high quality magnesium anode rods.