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Country_RVer
Explorer
Jul 03, 2016

country water / anode / Suburban / smelly water ?'n

Hi, we stored our Travel Trailer (Suburban 10 gal water tank) for 2 years and am now camping with it, have had it set up about 6 weeks. We're in a private campground that has a well. The cold wa...
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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jul 03, 2016
Tough to change quality of water source when it is 'well water'
Filtering the water to get Iron out can be very expensive.

If you that zinc anode rod is 3/4" NPT threads and less than 9" in length it will fit in your Suburban water heater.

Use of a zinc rod and routine drain/flushing of water heater will minimize the sulfur smell
You may need to 'treat water heater' with a vinegar soak AFTER you leave that CG

But as long as you are there using that well water.......zinc and drain/flush

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