You're supposed to clean out the hot water tank once a year if you use it a bunch and don't empty it after each trip.? Otherwise you get chunks of calcium and minerals collecting in the bottom of the tank.
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On my trailer the backflow preventer on the hot tank inlet pipe broke and got stuck open, so when I open the low point valves, not only the pipes but the entire contents of the hot tank drains.? Its great!? I don't have to pull the anode rod (or just plug in my case since I have no anode rod) to drain the hot tank, and no more chunky mineral deposits collect in the hot tank, since its drained every trip.? Not having to pull the plug is really nice.? Twisting a valve is so much easier than using wrenches and messing with sealing paste to put the plug back in. I also don't have any noticeable backflow out the inlet, since the pipe goes downward to the floor, and hot water will rise, not sink.?
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They make anode rods that also have drain valves in them.? But those have a small drain hole, and drain slowly.? I also don't know if that drain hole is big enough to flush out the calcium chunks that can build up.
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On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 01:24 PM, <lashru@...> wrote:
I learned all about anode rods when I pulled mine from the hot water tank last week to drain it.
All the way down to the steel rod.
Tank full of large clumps of deposits, took over an hour to smush them and flush them out. (Used an inspection camera to check for tank damage, doesn't appear to be any).
When I bought my trailer in June, the dealer claimed they'd replaced all the replaceable parts (battery, tires, etc.) with brand-new. Since it was sold As-Is, there was only a 30-day warranty.
Things you learn ... at least we didn't have any system failure before I discovered it.
Thanks for the excellent guide and links. Appreciate y'all.
-lashru
