Teflon tape or pipe thread dope ?
Which do you use on your metal to metal water heater plug ? My old trailer had a plastic plug so nothing was required, but this one has an anode. Guy
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handsome51 wrote:DutchmenSport wrote:Bill T wrote:
... I have pulled pieces from the faucet strainer.
... to prevent the dope from entering the piping system.
Exactly why I do not use anything on the Anode Rod. In a stick and brick house, I'd use the Teflon on a pipe that won't be removed for the next 100 years. But removing the anode rod once or twice a week, well.... there's just too much risk of getting "dope" "putty" or "tape" into the water system. That's contamination at it's finest!
Not to cause an argument here, but this is the reason I don't use anything on the anode.
Why don't you use this:Universal Tank Saver Anode Rod, TSA-200,
The anode has a valve on it. So you don't have to remove it to train the tank. I just remove it once a year to check the anode. I use the valve to drain the tank after each trip.
In my case that "draining once a year" will also be when I check the anode. I snow bird and my trailer is on a permanent site where I'll drain and check just once before heading north, so that would be a waste of money.
Guy
