Rv Water Heater Drain Plug With Rod

Ozek rv water heater magnesium anode rod with ptfe tape compatible with suburban and mor flo water heater tanks 9 25 length npt threads 2 pack 4 8 out of 5 stars 853 11 99.

Rv water heater drain plug with rod.

This should be done annually and is a simpl. To use a standard tap may actually remove portions of the existing threads as well as cut new threads something to be avoided in a water heater tank fitting. I was surprised to see that the drain plug was actually an anode rod. My new to me mh has a atwood g6a 8e win water heater.

Water heater combo gas or 110vac. I removed the partially decomposed rod and replaced it with one of those plastic plugs. Dometic atwood water heaters offers the regular gas and electric rv water heaters to make hot water as you need it so that you never have the worries of running out. Camco rv anode rod with drain is a patented magnesium anode rod for aluminum water heaters atwood style.

An anode rod is a solid metal cylinder that gets screwed into a water heater s drain plug to prevent the steel water heater tank from rusting inside. Save 4 32 33 off add to cart brass water heater drain valve 1 2 6 99 7 99. I was winterizing it today and removed the drain plug. It preserves the life of your water heater by corroding itself so your water heater tank doesn t.

You ll need a 3 4 inch npt thread chaser since the replacement anode will likely have a tapered pipe thread. Dometic gc10a 4e sp water heater 10 gal. I thought atwood water heaters did not require an anode rod. Your g6a 7 is an atwood water heater with a 1 2 drain plug.

Maintain your water heater with our large assortment of rv water heater parts accessories. Rv water heater drain plug kit 8 67 12 99. This is an aluminum plug with an anode rod to attract corrosion particles inside your water heater. They are made from aluminum magnesium or zinc all metals that will sacrifice themselves through electrolysis and save the exposed steel water heater tank from a similar fate.

Eric johnson from technorv shows you how to clean a suburban rv hot water heater and how to change the anode rod.