Old-Biscuit wrote:
Atwood uses an aluminum tank........get it welded
Cheap repair---just like new.
That rubber washer special screw will leak.
It's already starting to seep ... but it was holding good enough to shower this morning... and hoping it's good enough to hold until a new unit gets here middle of next week.
Hubby says that the tank is corroded... welding it wont help.
dougrainer wrote:
journey indiana wrote:
A long time ago, back in the 90's, they used to sell just the tank as a replacement. You had to take everything apart, remove the leaking tank, and replace it with the new tank. It worked for me. You might check with reputable suppliers to see if they have replacement tanks. As I remember, it saved me quite a lot of money over replacing the complete water heater with a new unit.
Good Luck,
Journey Indiana
While they have Atwood tank replacements, the OP has an 18 year old unit. It would be better to replace the complete Water Heater. Doug
Yep... I agree with Doug, gotta replace the whole thing. Found just the tanks sold for 1/2 the price of a new unit but it is not worth the time to pull old brittle wires/connections apart to do a replacement of the tank.
And THANK YOU to the ones that gave a heads up that the RV tankless heaters are not a way to go. I hear you loud and clear.
