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mchero
Jul 30, 2020Explorer
I bet you will find a pinhole leak on the tank itself! Aluminum tanks will corrode from the inside out!
Just serviced my Atwood EXT hot water heater and thought I had a leak at a brass connection on the backside.
After pulling it 2 times I got my head up behind with a mirror and saw the actual leak on a aluminum collar that the fitting was threaded into! Used a piece of gasket and hose clamp.
It's dry now but I'm looking for a replacement tank.
Just serviced my Atwood EXT hot water heater and thought I had a leak at a brass connection on the backside.
After pulling it 2 times I got my head up behind with a mirror and saw the actual leak on a aluminum collar that the fitting was threaded into! Used a piece of gasket and hose clamp.
It's dry now but I'm looking for a replacement tank.
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