Beware Camco Water Heater Tank Rinser
I bought one of these to clean my hot Water tank. Five seconds after I started, the long tube blew off inside the water heater where it now permanently resides. I don't know what this means for the fu...
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Speaking from actual experience in removing the tube, that will not work because the tube is rigid and will not bend. The tube will be laying on the bottom of the tank in a horizontal position lengthwise.
The only possible way to remove it is to remove the heating element and try and grab the tube with a locking hemostat, move it a bit and use a second pair of hemostats to grab it a bit further down the tube, and then repeat until you can grab it close to the end, then carefully pull it out the opening. I got mine out on the 4th try. It takes a lot of patience and a few choice words, but it can be done.
The only possible way to remove it is to remove the heating element and try and grab the tube with a locking hemostat, move it a bit and use a second pair of hemostats to grab it a bit further down the tube, and then repeat until you can grab it close to the end, then carefully pull it out the opening. I got mine out on the 4th try. It takes a lot of patience and a few choice words, but it can be done.
