Easy way to drain water heater?

Old-Biscuit wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:

Yardvarkers wrote:
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/anode-rod-with-drain-for-atwood-water-heaters-4-1-2-/37395

Thanks for this link!

There you go....a 'solution' for a problem that doesn't exist and creates a new problem.

An anode rod for an Atwood water heater......:S

An then add an small pet cock drain so that the rod doesn't get pulled and tank properly flushed out.
It's difficult enough to get debris flushed out thru the OEM 1/2" drain hole but now you have a small 3/8-1/4" drain hole :H

Just because items are for sell in aftermarket doesn't mean they are needed, useful or better.

NO anode rods for Atwood.
Anode rods for Suburban.
Remove drain plugs and drain/flush water heater tank at least once a year.
and if you really need to buy some do-dad get a flushing wand to clean out the sediment/debris in tank thru the drain hole

I took an old hose from the back of a washing machine (hot or cold), cut off one end and left the other. I then screw the good end to a garden hose and put the cut rubber end in the anode rode hole and turn the water on and let it fly! You do have to move it in and out so it will actually flush the lime build-up out the hole. But if you have a hose laying around the house, why not use it and save a few bucks!