Please help asap
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Topic: Please help asap
Posted By: drdrew
Subject: Please help asap
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2011 at 12:36pm
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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. ------------- 172T |
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Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2011 at 12:43pm
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. My guess is that you are missing a plug.Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: drdrew
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2011 at 12:46pm
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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? ------------- 172T |
Posted By: Pawpod
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2011 at 2:06pm
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. ------------- Ready to pod around! |
Posted By: drdrew
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2011 at 2:14pm
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Going to lowes to find a proper tool and some teflon tape. ------------- 172T |
Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2011 at 3:38pm
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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. ------------- Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150 |
Posted By: iamsmonk
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2011 at 9:39pm
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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. ------------- Sherrie & Carol, Henri, Jay & Tanner 2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8 2011 r-pod 177 Let's go camping! |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2011 at 11:17pm
+1 Always store the anode rod in its rightful place, to prevent rust in the threads. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: drdrew
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2011 at 9:50am
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I wonder why my dealer chose to deliver mine with the rod removed? ------------- 172T |