Water heater operation question
I have a 2014 Eclipse Attitude 32IBG, We used the trailer once so far. We set up camp at a RV resort with Water and Electric hook ups. We tested the water heater by pressing the button once and some t...
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You do not need an anode rod for an Atwood....that's why there wasn't one. The tank is an aluminum alloy and that's why it has a nylon drain plug. Putting an anode rod in is a waste of money and the steel treads on anode rod can gall up/seize in the aluminum threads of tank.
Check Atwood website.......NO anode rod.
Just because an item is available via aftermarket doesn't mean it is needed, better or an improvement.
Thanks, O/B.
The last Water Heater I had in my other RV was an Atwood, it had an Anode and was also aluminum. Came that way new. I will pay attention to the threads, been playing with these things for around 30 years and have managed to avoid wiping out the threads so far, but I have a set of NPT thread chasers if something should go wrong.
Aqualholic that is a weird one, indeed.
Your water heater has an electronic ignition it fires a spark like a spark plug to get the propane lit. Somehow, you've got a problem between the two 12v circuits. I'd start looking at the ground of the stereo.
Check Atwood website.......NO anode rod.
Just because an item is available via aftermarket doesn't mean it is needed, better or an improvement.
Thanks, O/B.
The last Water Heater I had in my other RV was an Atwood, it had an Anode and was also aluminum. Came that way new. I will pay attention to the threads, been playing with these things for around 30 years and have managed to avoid wiping out the threads so far, but I have a set of NPT thread chasers if something should go wrong.
Aqualholic that is a weird one, indeed.
Your water heater has an electronic ignition it fires a spark like a spark plug to get the propane lit. Somehow, you've got a problem between the two 12v circuits. I'd start looking at the ground of the stereo.
