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    Posted: 12 Mar 2011 at 12:36pm
Okay i have determined winter is over and am doing my driveway dewinterizing procedures first time ever. I hooked up garden hose to city water inlet. Flushed sink, shower, toilet till clear. All good. Learned no pump needed for city water. Ok. Then went and changed all three valves at water heater and started hearing it "fill". Nope, in fact all water draining outside. Shut off water. Disconnected electric, disconnected battery. Openned access panel to heater. Dead center bottom there is a gaping hole where water pours out. Looks like a purposeful hole, not a bullet hole or anything. So, am i missing a screw in plug for that hole or did i do something wrong with the valves? Thank you in advance.
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I can't really say because I never looked at mine.  If you can stick a finger in the hole to see if there are threads you will have your answer.Wink  My guess is that you are missing a plug.

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Okay i believe now its the anode rod which i found inside the camper, but im having a hell of a time getting it threaded...sound about right?
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Perhaps you need Teflon tape on the treads?
I remember using it on the drain plug on our old trailer, but the anode rod I did not touch. We only had it for the one year.
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Going to lowes to find a proper tool and some teflon tape.
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A wire brush (made of brass and looks like a toothbrush would be best) to clean the crud out of the threads will also be helpful.

For future reference this fall: after draining your water heater, wrap the anode's threads with teflon tape and re-insert it in the empty water heater.  That'll keep crud from growing on the threads.
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Don't feel bad drdrew, I too had a hell of a time gettiing my anode rod started the first time!  Be patient, it'lll go.
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Originally posted by Outbound

A wire brush (made of brass and looks like a toothbrush would be best) to clean the crud out of the threads will also be helpful.

For future reference this fall: after draining your water heater, wrap the anode's threads with teflon tape and re-insert it in the empty water heater.  That'll keep crud from growing on the threads.


+1  Always store the anode rod in its rightful place, to prevent rust in the threads.
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I wonder why my dealer chose to deliver mine with the rod removed?
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