anode rod replacement
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Topic: anode rod replacement
Posted By: wingnut2312
Subject: anode rod replacement
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2014 at 12:25pm
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Just wondering how do you know when it needs to be replaced? We purchased the pod in Sept '13 and have only had it out twice. I realize that our anode is fine, but what does it look like when it's finished?
Thanks!! ------------- 2014 rpod 182G Ford Expedition |
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2014 at 1:19pm
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Found this on the net, a picture is worth a thousand words.
------------- 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: wingnut2312
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2014 at 2:08pm
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Thanks!! Mine looks like the top one. At least I know what to look for now ------------- 2014 rpod 182G Ford Expedition |
Posted By: ron_whitt
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2014 at 1:59pm
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Doug ours is going on 3yr now and is in between those two anodes. Just wondering if I should replace it this spring when the pod comes out of hibernation? ------------- Ron & Shirley 2020 Tacoma 2012 177 rpod |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2014 at 3:02pm
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I'd buy another to hold on to, as cheap as they are. Check your existing one mid-summer, and again when you winterize next fall, replacing at that point no matter what. ------------- 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: jato
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 8:31pm
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Wow, the "used" anode must have had some outside help like chemicals found in city water or something else like it. We have had our 177 for three years now, mainly use simple well water and by the looks of it, should last at least a couple more years.
------------- 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: dsmiths
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 8:45pm
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we will be going into season 4 this coming summer. when I winterize I always pull and inspect the anode. this last fall I had about 50 % metal left on it. I will probably replace it in the fall 2014. ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |