Water Heater when draining leaks into trailer
I am going to do my best to describe the situation, so please bear with me. When I pull the rod out of my water heater to drain, the outside edge of the flashing used to house the water heater is d...
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The Eternabond will probably work but you might want to go higher up the sides with it. I have replaced the Suburban water heater on my trailer before and the proper installation includes caulking between the galvanized door / wall flange and the galvanized water heater flange. This keeps both water draining from the tank and rain water leaking around the door from leaking between the flanges into the interior of the trailer.
I noticed on the old water heater that the caulk was clear and although still flexible was too hard to be silicone. I contacted Northwood to find out what they used when they installed it in the trailer and they said they used clear Proflex RV caulk. I found that the local Ace Hardware store had a tube and purchased it. After sealing the two flanges together I went ahead and reinstalled using beautiful butyl tape is Northwood did.
I noticed on the old water heater that the caulk was clear and although still flexible was too hard to be silicone. I contacted Northwood to find out what they used when they installed it in the trailer and they said they used clear Proflex RV caulk. I found that the local Ace Hardware store had a tube and purchased it. After sealing the two flanges together I went ahead and reinstalled using beautiful butyl tape is Northwood did.
