Water Heater Anoid Rod Isolation
Installed a new heater rod into a Suburban Model SW10DE. Had to use an impact wrench to get drain plug and heater rod out. This is on a 2005 Artic Fox 30U, that may have sat unused for 4 or 5 years....
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Thank you for the continued responses. I've never had trouble with any other water heater drain plugs and the questions like the insulation of the Teflon tape came up as I was reassembling the unit for the test of whether or not the replacement of the element was the resolution to the problem. By the way, after two hours of waiting, we had electrically heated hot water, so the operation was a success. ;-)
There are many "new" events or opportunities dealing with a mistreated, or a better description would be abandoned piece of quality equipment. The quality of the unit is the driving force behind bothering to tackle these projects. And the little forensic investigations have been sometimes frustrating and certainly educational as we explore, upgrade and resolve the problems we've encountered. This isn't rocket science, its just maintenance, education and actually fun and very satisfying.
There are many "new" events or opportunities dealing with a mistreated, or a better description would be abandoned piece of quality equipment. The quality of the unit is the driving force behind bothering to tackle these projects. And the little forensic investigations have been sometimes frustrating and certainly educational as we explore, upgrade and resolve the problems we've encountered. This isn't rocket science, its just maintenance, education and actually fun and very satisfying.
