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DrewE
Dec 09, 2015Explorer III
downtheroad wrote:
Are you sure that the treads are stripped?
Suburban tanks and anode rods have tapered threads...thus it might seem like it is failing and won't screw in all the way. That's the way they work..
Wrap a couple of turns of Teflon tape around it and if it doesn't leak you are good to go.
Wouldn't teflon tape act as an electrical insulator and thereby render the anode rod ineffective?
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