atwood water heater flushing with vinegar
I am thinking to flush the atwood water heater with Vinegar on my coach. If I use winterization mode to add vinegar to water heater, do I need to do something with fresh water tank to ensure no vineg...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
In order to use vinegar soak you have to pour the vinegar into water heater tank.
Remove the Pressure Relief Valve. Use a funnel and pour in 4 gallons vinegar (for a 6 gallon tank)....then reinstall PRV.
Open PRV via lever and turn water supply on to fill tank. Secure water supply and let PRV snap close when water runs out of PRV.
Turn water heater ON and let it fully heat the vinegar/water mixture
Let it cool......repeat 3x more times
After 4th heat/cool cycle.....drain & flush water heater
The above is from an Atwood water heater manual using vinegar solution to descale
I did it just as Old Biscuit says but used 6 gallons of vinegar in my 10 gallon water heater. I pre-mixed the vinegar with water and poured it into the water heater after removing the relief valve.
Our hot water was smelling like rotten eggs. I tried sanitizing the system using bleach and it did nothing to help the smell. The vinegar wash did the trick. It's amazing what you can find when you actually read the owner's manual.
