Another Atwood Anode rod question
My Toyhauler has an Atwood gc10a-4e hot water heater without an Anode rod. The first couple of years I used it it never smelled of rotton eggs. This year every time I go camping I get the old rotten e...
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wa8yxm wrote:
Most Atwoods do not use an Anode rod..
I do not wish to type out the reason Suburban needs them in detail but suffice to say for this post that different metals used in the tank means atwood does not use an anode rod.
The rotten egg smell is caused by one of two things (or both)
One is high sulfur water.. Some places (My parent's 2nd house for example) have high sulfur water.
The other is a bacteria that concentrates sulfur So flusing it out and sanitizing as per normal instructions.. Helps.
No Atwood uses an anode OEM'
Aluminum tank with a cladding inside
Suburban ...steel tank with sprayed in glass-lining that cracks and doesn't cover complete surface inside hence Anode Rod to be sacrifical material
Stinky Atwood
Vinegar solution ---4 gallons white vinegar/2 gallons water (5 gal WH TANK)
Drain WH TANK..reinstall drain plug'
Remove T&P Relief Valve and pour vinegar solution in via funnel
Reinstall T&P
Turn water heater ON and let it heat up....do not open any faucet
Allow heater controls to go thru 4-5 heating cycles (heat/cool/heat repeat) **let it run overnight
Next day.turn it off Drain and flush
Power Flush by removing drain plug then turn water back on and let it BLAST out
Vinegar hot soak will clean the inside of that aluminum tank
