Anode Rod Socket size
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Topic: Anode Rod Socket size
Posted By: P&M
Subject: Anode Rod Socket size
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 11:03am
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When winterizing yesterday afternoon I was able to do everything but one thing, which was to pull the anode rod so the H2O heater could drain fully. Try as I might I could not get it to budge with the limited amount of room to get a wrench in and on it, and I did not have a large enough socket to fit onto it. I need to go and get a socket for it so I can swing by tonight, pull it and drain the tank to finish off everthing, and did a search on here where it appears that the size of the rod is 1 & 1/16th of an inch. Can anyone confirm if that is the correct size socket I need to buy? Thanks!------------- P & M ... and Comet too! 2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500 |
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Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 12:04pm
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That is correct, ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2012 at 4:33pm
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If you drained using the low-point drains - and opened the over-pressure valve to break the vacuum in the water heater tank - it will be fine. I only pull my anode rod every couple of years, the other years I do it like I just described. I've done this on my old popup and the pod without issues. ------------- 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: furpod
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 10:34am
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Yeah.. but everybody needs to pull that anode under pressure at least once in their lives.. ------------- |
Posted By: TIDALWAVE
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 11:13am
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I pull the anode rod every fall to drain the hot water tank when I winterize the Pod's plumbing. I have noticed that the anode usually has some magnesium loss where the magnesium touches the rod 'bolt head'. I believe that the acidity of the water that is in your tank makes a big difference in rod loss. Last year I found much more rod loss than this year...camped in different parts of the US.
I usually replace the rod before all of the magnesium is gone. Years ago I left a rod in and the end of the rod broke off in the tank because the central wire was the only thing holding the remaining magnesium to the bolt head and the wire broke. ------------- TIDALWAVE |
Posted By: rudyunknown
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2012 at 11:02am
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If i want to replace the anode rod, do i have to replace the whole thing (bolt+anode rod)....also where do i buy them from? ------------- 2011 Rpod 171 Tundra Rudy Reshmi n big Omkar n lil Arjun |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2012 at 12:22pm
It is all one piece you can get it at any RV Supply place or on amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Suburban-232768-Aluminum-Anode-Rod/dp/B003DGL24G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356023996&sr=8-1&keywords=anode+rod+rv - http://www.amazon.com/Suburban-232768-Aluminum-Anode-Rod/dp/B003DGL24G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356023996&sr=8-1&keywords=anode+rod+rv ------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: MarkKevin
Date Posted: 04 Jun 2021 at 9:29pm
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I purchased a suburban anarod and received from Amazon a PN 233514. I’m not sure they sent me the correct one. Will this one work? Thanks ------------- Mark |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2021 at 5:36am
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Mark, Yes , it will. We must have the perfect well water as our anode looks nearly new even after 10 seasons and the water is kept in the water heater from May thru October every year. ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: MarkKevin
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2021 at 9:38am
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Thank you ------------- Mark |
Posted By: Tulefog
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2021 at 4:31pm
Here is a picture of my water heater anode, I bought the trailer in June and have used it about 8 weeks in the past 6 months. I had another trailer with a water heater and replaced the anode after two years. This anode is a little more corroded than I expected after 6 months, I will check it again in the spring. i plan on using the trailer during the winter about the same amount. i ------------- 2021 Rpod 180 2006 Ridgeline 
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Posted By: Pod_Geek
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2021 at 10:37am
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That's looking pretty good. Still has a lot of life left in it. Tip: Be really careful when reinserting it/screwing it back in...due to the weight of the rod it's easy to cross-thread it as it wants to tip downward. ------------- 2020.5 R-Pod 195 Hood River 2018 RAM 2500 6.4L |
Posted By: Tulefog
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2021 at 1:55pm
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Thanks for that advice. I cleaned out the remaining Teflon tape visible in the back of the anode rod fitting. It could come loose and float around in the hot water system until it got caught up in a filter or valve somewhere. If that is a concern food grade anti seize paste on threaded fittings like this avoids use of Teflon tape. Have a great weekend. ------------- 2021 Rpod 180 2006 Ridgeline
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Posted By: voisj
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2021 at 8:45am
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Just a side anode story, I replaced mine yesterday after 3 years, It was 90% gone and there was an inch of white/green scaling debris at the bottom of the tank. I made a skinny pipe attachment for my garden hose and it took over a half hour to get it clean. I now plan to clean it once a year. Anyone found a good way to clean the tank? thanks, John
------------- http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9426&title=slopod-180-mods-johnsue - SLOPODMODS John&Sue,SLO,CA 2016 180 HRE, 2013 F150 Eco Boost 
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2021 at 8:52am
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The skinny pipe attachment, whether homemade or the one that you can buy which has a bend in the end so you can aim it around the tank, is probably the best way to flush out the debris. You could try threading in a hose to the pressure relief valve and flushing it through that. Then the bottom opening would be free to let the water and debris flow out unimpeded. I have not checked to see whether the end of the pressure relief valve is threaded though. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: JR
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2021 at 8:56am
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I think you have found the only way to clean the tank out but I might suggest that you remove both the anode rod and the pressure relief valve and then you can put the pressurized water from the hose into the relief valve opening of the HW tank while the crud and water is coming out of the anode rod opening. While the water is coming out of the anode rod opening you also can use a screw driver to help get the big chunks out. This works well for me. Hope it helps once a year. ------------- Jay 179/2019 |
Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2021 at 9:44am
| Just be sure to open the pressure relief valve before you turn the socket to take the anode out. I figured that my tank was not pressurized after sitting for 6 months. Wrong. Both the anode rod and the socket wrench wound up about 10 feet away in the gravel and I was drenched with cold water from the waist down. Lucky I was standing some to the side....... |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2021 at 9:40am
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Or you can just open a hot water tap to depressurize. Open a cold one too. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2021 at 11:48am
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I prefer to open the pressure relief valve when getting ready to take out the anode because moving it a bit helps dislodge the crud that can build up around it and cause it to seat poorly when closed. But, opening any hot and cold water valve will certainly keep you from getting squirted when you remove the anode. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: Tulefog
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2021 at 4:30pm
In the picture you can see the pressure relief valve lever is up, I opened that and water faucets inside the trailer before unscrewing the anode rod. Lift relief valve slowly, probably get a little water or spray out it. Flip it back down when you know there is no more pressure.  ------------- 2021 Rpod 180 2006 Ridgeline
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