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rgolding
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Oct 06, 2013

Why Do Water Heater Anoides Deteriorate So FAST?

Obviously, I've been thinking about zincs. During my replacement of the heating element and subsequent questions about water heater zinc anoides, I got to wondering. See other post if you need...
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Huntindog
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Oct 07, 2013
mileshuff wrote:
Arizona Kid wrote:
Did you have a hot water heater that uses an anode rod? Atwoods do not need one.


I believe my old trailer had an Atwood as does my new 5'er. So without the need of an anode rod does that make the Atwood a better choice over suburban?


Having had both, I would prefer the Atwood as it doesn't need one, but it's not a big enough deal to make it a priority when choosing a TT....Other things are far more important.

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