Preferrred Water Heater
Which brand water heater do you prefer? I've had both the steel Suburban and the aluminum Atwood/Dometic. They are both excellent water heaters. Personally, I prefer the Atwood/Dometic but which do yo...
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DrewE wrote:Guy Roan wrote:Lynnmor wrote:
Depends on your preference; anode rods or soft plastic drain plugs.
I'll take the soft plastic drain plug any day !
We don't need to ever change a anode on our residential water heaters, so why should we have to in a RV
Guy
Standard tank-style residential water heaters do have anode rods, and one is well-advised to replace them as they get consumed so that the tank doesn't rust out and start leaking too soon. How rapidly they are consumed or caked up in deposits does, of course, depend a good deal on the nature of one's water supply.
Yep, one of the most neglected items in home maintenance. The big home centers stopped stocking them since sales were so low and they would rather sell new water heaters every few years. My anodes need replaced every three years. The water heater in my shop doesn't even have access to the anode, the top needs to come off.
