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IHnutz
Explorer
Jun 21, 2017

Does anyone drain the HOT water heater . . . .

. . . . when not using the trailer? The Shop Foreman at the dealership suggested that I drain the water heater whenever the trailer was going to set unused for more than a couple of days. His reasonin...
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wnjj
Explorer II
Jun 22, 2017
KD4UPL wrote:
I keep my camper in a heated garage so I never winterize it. So, I never drain the water heater. Haven't drained it in years. It's the original one to the '03 camper and it works fine.
Do your drain your home's water heater every time you leave for a few days or weeks on vacation?


Same here. Put water in it in 2006 when we bought the camper. Never thought about draining it. Of course I've never sanitized the fresh water either so I'm probably already dead by now.

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