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raymondfl
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Jul 13, 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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Francesca_Knowl
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Jul 13, 2013
Atwood uses 7072 aluminum for "lining" its tanks. 7072 is composed of:
99% aluminum
1% zinc

Not really in the same class as airplane aluminums...

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