Anode rod is seized
Can't get it out. Any ideas??
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I ended using a 2' long breaker bar,after dumping a good amount of penetrating oil on it,then letting it set a day.
Now for the bad news...the threaded part broke loose,but, left the anode behind,frozen in place! I figured that the tank was done in. When a new tank arrived,I decided
what the H.! It can't get worse.so I used a punch and hammer and drove what was left of the annode into the tank,thinking that maybe I could install a new annode (leaving the old one in the tank),and send the new tank back.
However,lucky me,I was able to fish the old broken anode out! Installed the new anode,sent the replacement tank back and saved $$$$
Talked to an RV service guy,he told me that he had never seen an anode break like that in many years of fixing broken RVs.
Now for the bad news...the threaded part broke loose,but, left the anode behind,frozen in place! I figured that the tank was done in. When a new tank arrived,I decided
what the H.! It can't get worse.so I used a punch and hammer and drove what was left of the annode into the tank,thinking that maybe I could install a new annode (leaving the old one in the tank),and send the new tank back.
However,lucky me,I was able to fish the old broken anode out! Installed the new anode,sent the replacement tank back and saved $$$$
Talked to an RV service guy,he told me that he had never seen an anode break like that in many years of fixing broken RVs.
