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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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ScottG
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Apr 16, 2021
Hard to imagine a retired EE (like myself) not just using a DVM to verify continuity. I have done just that and even with 3 wraps of teflon tape, there is still zero ohms to chassis (tank). Same with pipe dope.

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