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BB_TX
Nomad
Jan 15, 2019

Water heater, anode rod, electrolysis, and teflon tape

It is often stated on RV forums that you should not use teflon tape on the anode rod threads as it could interfere with the electrical contact. Being fairly knowledgeable in electric (retired EE) and ...
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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Jan 16, 2019
MFL wrote:
bob213 wrote:
I believe it was Doug who suggested Rectorseal as the best alternative.


Yes he did, and while I've had no issue using tape, I'm going to give this product a try.

Jerry


ALL the Plumbers I worked with use RectorSeal. Some use Teflon Tape with some don't.

Most Teflon tape is junk, it's stiff. Like everything else there is junk look alike and there is quality.

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