Water Heater replacement

SoundGuy wrote:

Bowhunter61 wrote:
Good to about the anode rod, mine has one so I’m guessing it’s a suburban

Atwood water heaters ship without an anode rod because the tank itself is aluminum vs the porcelain lined steel tank used in Suburban water heaters that require the use of an anode rod. That said, aftermarket anode rods to fit Atwood water heaters are sold even though they're not needed so if you bought your unit used there's nothing to say a previous owner couldn't have installed an anode rod in an Atwood water heater. If you bought the rig new then there's no reason an Atwood would have an anode rod so by definition if yours does have an anode rod then it will be a Suburban, most likely an SW12DE.

Bought the unit new and I have had the anode rod out every year to drain and winterize. Picture of the Suburban SW12DE looks identical to my unit.

I will get down there sometime late next month and pull the panel in the basement area on that side of the water heater and see what the piping and connections look like.

Thanks for all the help, sounds like a 50-50 chance I may have to replace the water heater, but for sure maybe some connectors. Not too worried either way, just was wondering how much work I would have when I get down there.

No one to blame but myself, but short version of long story, we had to leave last November in a hurry and I rushed the winterization and just forgot to drain the water heater, I switched it over to bypass and filled everything else up with anti freeze and just forgot about pulling the Anode rod and draining it.