Pulled my WH plug, is this calcium?
I winterized my camper and pulled the water heater plug last night to drain it. When I pulled it out, this rod came with it and it was covered in this white ****. I can only assume it's calcium? As...
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On the home water heaters they insert through the top of the tank and are 3 to 4 feet long. You should see the hex plug of the rod at the top of the tank. Make sure you shut off the water to the tank. There should be a valve on the cold water inlet. If no valve you will need to shut off the water supply to the house. You'll also need to open the drain valve at the bottom of the tank to relieve pressure on the tank before attempting to remove the anode. You don't want any geysers inside the house. You can probably attach a garden hose on the drain valve and run it out an outside door. You don't need to completely drain the tank. Just enough to relieve the pressure and not have water pushing out the top of the tank.
