Water Heater Wont Stay Lit
I have an atwood g6a-8e water heater and have run into an issue -- it wont stay lit more than a few seconds. Back story: The pressure relief valve was weeping so i replaced that and while i was at...
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WanderingBrady wrote:
Perfect, I'll look into those. Makes sense the drip down messed up the contacts.
You can call it a gimmick,but the one I replaced was heavily corroded with less than 25% left and there aren't any leaks in my tank. I'll keep it. Magnesium decays at a higher rate than aluminum so chemically speaking it makes sense. Rather sacrifice the rod than my tank walls. I'll swap those and report back.
Atwood does NOT recommend use of anode rod.
Atwood doesn't even have a part number for an anode rod...wonder why?
That is because the tank is an aluminum clad alloy tank
But if it makes you feel better....go ahead.
