Water Heater Noise
Strange thing - We are parked in an RV park with full hook-ups so we are connected to outside water and elec (sewer too) so our 12 gal Suburban water heater is on electric and has been for almost a we...
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oilslick wrote:
Every RV hot water tank we have had up until our last trailer had an anode rod, thinking someone had installed the wrong drain plug I bought one with the anode on it and stuck it in. When I came to drain the tank after the first season I couldn't get it out the hole, after much work I did manage to get it out and the very small amount of corrosion had swelled it. I returned to the same nylon plug that was installed. Our current trailer also has the nylon plug with no anode. Not ALL water heaters have an anode, of course I know that now.:)
That's correct.......
Atwood (1/2" drain hole with a nylon plug) does NOT use an anode rod (even though they are for sale in the aftermarket). Aluminum alloy tank so no anode rod.
Suburban (3/4" drain hole---drain plug/anode rod combo) DOES use an anode rod due to porcelain lined steel tank....better to sacrifice the anode rod vs the steel tank.
