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raymondfl
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Jul 12, 2013

Sacrificial Magnesium pole for hot water heater

I have an Atwood hot water heater and I was reading about the chemical reaction in hot water heaters that causes rust. Now I do not understand this process but basically as I understand it I should ha...
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Chuck_Gail
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Jul 12, 2013
Atwood does NOT recommend an anode rod. Use the plastic plug, and replace it every few years because they get weak from removal and eventually break off. Not hard to remove broken bits, but it is a pain. Plugs are cheap.

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