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spoon059
May 22, 2014Explorer II
I used to just pull it in the fall when I winterized. Once year we didn't camp as much and water just sat in the water heater tank. It started smelling and we got the sulfur odor. Since then, I drain the water heater as part of my camp breakdown after every trip. I have a socket that fits my anode rod and its super easy to get to it. Takes 30 seconds to drain, saves me the trouble of running a bleach solution and letting it sit, running another solution, letting it sit and testing the water for odor.
To each his own. If you don't get any odor, I wouldn't bother. Once you get that sulfur stench, you might find it worthwhile to drain it more often.
To each his own. If you don't get any odor, I wouldn't bother. Once you get that sulfur stench, you might find it worthwhile to drain it more often.
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