It extends the life of a water heater by attracting corrosive elements in the water protecting your tank and elements from corrosion.
Atwood 6 gallon rv water heater anode rod.
Anode rods are easily replaced and should be checked every three months.
Extend the life and efficiency of your rv s water heater with replaceable anode rods.
As an industrial maintenance tech i thought installing an anode would be an good measure to increase the life of the hot water heater tank.
When replacement is necessary unscrew the old one and insert the new one.
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The tank is aluminum and originally atwood only installed a drain tap rather than an anode.
The atwood rv water heats like the part at96163 that you were looking at do indeed feature an aluminum clad tank that eliminates the need for an anode rod.
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Most rv water tanks hold between 6 and 10 gallons of water.
Camco s rv magnesium anode rod fits atwood 10 gallon hot water heaters.
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Because aluminum doesn t have the same corrosive properties as steel that is used on other brand heaters adding an anode rod won t provide any benefits over what the factory design already gives you.
The anode is doing the job well.
I have an atwood 6 gal lp hot water heater.
It is 9 5 long and has a diameter of 0 60.
Since tankless water heaters only run when you need hot water they save energy in addition to time.
A gas heater on the other hand can do the job in 30 to 40 minutes.
Simply remove the plastic drain plug and insert the anode rod.
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You can also opt for a tankless water heater for on demand hot water at the touch of a button.