Broken off anode blues!
This is the first time that I take the anode out on this used camper. Apparently the previous owner never changed it. Anyway. . .the anode broke off inside the water heater. The bolt head came out ...
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Our first anode replace job looked like downtheroad's picture above. There was white deposit keeping the old anode from coming out. I think that white ring just inside from the threads will chip away. Once it does, the rest of the rod should wiggle out. Then make or buy a tank flush wand. Just a small-sized tube that attached to a hose so the water it jets into your tank can get behind the debris and wash it toward the anode hole. This is the common one, CAMCO from Amazon
