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No the anode rod is NOT in bad shape. Until it gets down to pencil size rod that’s when you replace it. It’s supposed to look like that because it’s doing its job of falling apart to protect the tank. That anode rod has many many months of protection left.

We have been camping about once a month and average 4 nights per stay. Something I came across on KZfaq before we bought our trailer was to drain the water heater after each trip to reduce wear on leaving water in the tank. I have done this religiously and to this day the anode rod is still looking very good after 2 years. We do use mainly State Campgrounds in Oregon which likely has better water which I am sure helps. Great maintenance video. I think water heater maintenance is for sure something that doesn't get done as often and this is a great reminder.

Omg. I'm soooo glad I came across this video. We bought an rv in October & have been living in it full time. Never knew about this. Thank you sooo much

Thank you for these most informative and educational vids. As a newby, and widowed female, I certainly appreciate these lessons!

So enjoy your videos. Y’all were the first RV channel I started watching years ago. still appreciate you!

No doubt ur repair and maintenance vids r not only good to know, but also very important to know. Definitely I truly appreciate these kind of vids, as I too dwell full-time in an RV. Awesome info guys. Sincere thumbs up.

Thank you Tom! Another great piece of information. As a second RVer, I am still hungry for great learning experiences. This definitely fits the bill.

This was one of the best videos for RVers. Thank u so very much. I also watch the tank cleaning . Great info as well.

This was the best informational video I’ve ever watched.

Im glad I ran across this video. I just got a 2008 K-Z Coyote that was given to me, and this is my first RV. This is something i didn`t know about. I will be checking this today.

Very informative. Your service tech answered the questioned I had. Thanks so much for this video.

16 years in my mototor home. Drained a few times for winterization. Never had a problem.

The tank cleaning video and this one were very informative. I have owned 4 RV's myself and transport RV's, at times helping people set up. Boy have I been wrong on tank advise. I now stand corrected. Thanks again for the great videos!

Awesome content! Keep up the good work. You guys are one of the reasons we started our channel.

Very informative and answered a couple of good questions for me.

This is totally something new for me that we need to clean the water heater

i watched both , i learnt quite alot , from just these 2 vlogs , thank you...

Thanks for featuring Kleen Tank. Best information I have seen yet.

Anyone buying a new Rv read your contract don’t sign away your rights to the manufacturer. Tell your sales and the dealers you won’t buy the unit if the contract states anything that you give up your rights to sue if the unit is defective

Yippee, I was waiting for this!! Thank you Jim and Tom

Water heater procedure very helpful! Thanks for the links!

We needed this advice but are out in the mountains in a tiny town right at the moment. Hoping to find an rv repair guy to do a clean out if possible. We just started having the relief valve release water and it has that chalky sediment. I do appreciate your videos especially the instructional!

Great information about water heater maintenance .. I remove my anode rod every fall when I am winterizing my RV and draining my hot water tank , I remove it and leave it out during the winter .. I check the anode and replace it every year or two as needed .. I do buy the two packs but have never had any water pressure issues with Camco or the cheaper anodes however .. Great idea about getting a 1 inch fitting brush to clean the threads and using a flushing nozzle to flush the tank , great video ..

I learned a lesson a few days back. Don't forget to make sure your rv water tank is SHUT OFF and cold before you take out the heater element. Also open the pressure valve.

Excellent, great tip about the Camco anodes!!!

Great video thanks for sharing this was very interesting. Thanks From Wisconsin

This guy is old-school work ethic, combined with New World knowledge. What fantastic information.

Thanks for the useful info. 😃

Wow Tom. So Happy I found your Channel!! I'm looking to be a first time purchaser of a Travel Trailer, specifically a Coachmen Viking Saga 14SR. I'm doing all my research on maintenance, tips and tricks before the purchase so I'm prepared beforehand. Excellent video series. Excellent company, owner, information! Very very Helpful. Thank You! Subscribed!

we just got our first camper all these tips are really useful.

Thank you Tom and Jim for sharing this information. I can't believe I watched both videos all the way through, but learned a ton of useful information. Now, all I need to do is buy and RV. 😁😁😁

This was the very best! Thank you!!!

Terrific video, incredibly informative. Mr.Kleen Tank is awesome. Thanks for the great content!!

Excellent advice and tips for Newbies! Thank you!

Nice guy, very thorough.

I drain mine after every trip and never let it sit with water in it while storing!

Great video ! Thank you and thanks Jim 👍🏻

Really like your show!!! Can't wait for the live stream.

I eliminated the need for having to replace the anode by replacing my suburban hot water heater with a Tankless system. It has been a bit over a year now and I couldn't be happier. I would recommend them to any who is living full time in an RV.

This was really informative. Thank you for putting this up. I'm trying to do my homework on things that I'm going to need to stay on top of when I get my trailer soon.

Good “how to” video! Thx..

Outstanding stuff Thank You

Thanks for the video

Absolutely an amazing video! thank you!

Thanks for this great vid Tom! - I've been an RVer for years and have a Suburban HWT. I was missing an important step in leaving the pressure valve open when refilling the tank, and often had to "burp" it later - not knowing why. - Cheers!

Jim is the man . Awesome

Most informative information ever!!

Excellent video!!!! Thank you.

THK U SO MUCH for this!!!! And thks Jim.....

I would hope for the sake of contamination of drinking water supply there is a back flow device somewhere on this cleaning unit. But awesome video for the RV community. Thanks Tom

If you want to avoid the "Hot Shower" as shown at 4:50; open the pressure relief valve and both the Low Line & water heater valves found on the bottom outside of your trailer. Some valves are in the inside but they drain out side under the trailer. Most of the time you'll two little hoses hanging down from the bottom of the trailer. They are usually quarter or half turn valves. after it stops draining then remove the plug that is attached to the water heater. You'll get about a pint of water and can replace your anode rod. The water will all drain out and you stay dry & unharmed.

Good JOB

Awesome video. Thank you

Great video, and thanks for the information regarding the Atwood water heater. That's what my RV has, and I am very aware of anodes and what they do and for the life of me couldn't figure out where the anode was. It just didn't have one. Thanks

Excellent information! Thank you!

Thanks for the awesome tips

Performed the cleaning with 5 gallons of white vinegar, heated over night and drained on my Atwood 10 gallon water heater and drained the next day with zero "flakes" coming out (16 year old RV !). Turns out that some of the Atwood water heaters don't need sacrificial anodes because the tanks are made of aluminum. Good exercise :)

Very helpfull. My Suburban water heater is 17 yrs old. On 2nd anoid. Current anoid is still clean and like your new one in video. It is like the better Camco one. My camper is only used a few weekends a year and 95% at 1 campground which has good well water. I can see doing the flushing this spring. Good tip! Hope I don't need a new water heater in the near future. My camper was built in Nov 2005.

Great video thanks so much.

Thanks for making this informative video! We have a 2017 GD Imagine TT with an Atwood W/H. I never knew that after about 4-5 years we need to install a anode rod. I used your links to buy the brushes but your link for the rod was a 2 pack for $12. Jim said not to buy them as the quality was not good. I went to Amazon and bought the Camco 1 rod pack for $17. Thanks again for all you do & look forward to seeing your next video!

Thank you good video

Awesome information

Hey Tom, Hey Cheri, was real nice meeting you at the Content Creators meet up as well as the Tampa RV Show - Hope to meet up with you again another day, somewhere on the road - safe travels Lance from Canada (currently traveling the USA)

So what I have done as i'm a full timer since 2016 is I shut off the hot water tank, wash all of the dishes with the hot water and run out the hot water until it's look warm. I also never open up the pressure relief valve to release the pressure because I find that you get some corrosion in the valve and after doing it a few times the valve leaks and you end up with ice everywhere if you are winter camping. I have had to replace the Pressure release valve many times, so much that I bought the socket on amazon to help remove and replace easier. I just open up the hot water taps in the trailer. I am also hearing stories about those clean out wands ( the same one I have) snapping off and getting stuck in the tank, people are suggesting a metal wand to prevent that from happening.

Great information

Great videos…

Amazing information!

Thanks for sharing

Change the anode rod in your home water heater too!

Thanks for bringing us along!

Thanks.

Loved this video and part 1. I’ve watched a number of your videos and they are very informative while also being unbiased, I do appreciate the content that you provide. The following is merely a consumption based observation. I don’t love the seemingly endless ads I experience during your videos. Your videos tend to be longer than most that I watch on KZfaq, and I refuse to pay for ad free content, so it’s likely that both are combining to create a more frustrating experience. I’m not a content creator and I don’t know the obstacles or challenges that you face to create your content, I’m just trying to share share my obstacles when viewing content that I want to see, and the things that might discourage me from viewing it.

The rods with the black end is all I've ever seen in any of my units and that's from brand new.

Gotta go with the Aluminum Zinc anode rods, or another alternative rather than the standard rods. They cost just a few bucks more but they'll steer clear of the dreaded "rotten egg" sulfur smell that the standard rods often inevitably lead to. .

When I drain for winter, I rinse it well then twist a paper towel and insert the end in the hole so it comes in contact with whatever water is left. With capillary action the remaining water drain from the bottom. I leave the paper towel in over winter to keep any foreign objects from entering. Come Spring I rerinse the tank to get rid of any scale that may have broken loose.

You want to adjust temperature some water heater models have adjust on burner tube to a get a blue flame. At the same time some systems have mixer valves to help with temp.

My wildwood nash water heater is 20 years old and still going strong

wow so much I just dont know. thanks

Jim is the Bomb ! 👍

interesting information from an expert.

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That reminds me. My water heater maintenance is overdue. 🤔😯

I pull my anode after every trip. Clean off any buildup with a scotch brite pad

Your video and links are so helpful! I wish there was a link for the brush at 9:12. The long brush link is not the same. Thank you!

Good information. The heater cover should have a screen over it to keep the bugs out.

Good video with useful info. As I looked at the link for the anode, it goes to the cheap ones with the black top that he warned to NOT use... I expected the link to go to a Camco anode. I do have an Atwood that is 34 years old in out 1990 HR motorhome, fortunately, it works great and when I drain it, no granules come out, but I will be getting a wand to flush it out before we use it next year (winterized now).

We bought a used trailer and the water heater was completely full so we took it out put a gallon of CLR and they're waited a couple of days and four great out like milky water

Newb here.... Our hot water wasn't working and I bet it's bc I didn't leave the pressure valve open while filling. Will be trying that tomorrow 🤞🏼

Nice guy!

I bought that same wire brush but cut off the handle and stick the stem in my cordless drill.

I just subscribed the only issue I was having is the switch for the water heater was not moving and I didn’t want to brake it but after a day I went back and applied force and it worked but now it won’t go back to the off position, oh well I can deal with that after the trip.

my stars i am grateful

I understand your earlier reply to my comment and since I have full timed for five years now most people don’t do preventive maintenance on any part of their rv. But again I’m only asking that you show a bad part and state it needs replacing, not a good part and tell people it’s bad. People look to you for good advice - please give them good advice.

I'm a newly, and this is my 2nd year, and when winterizing and de-winterizeing, I've never seen a anode rod come out, when emptying the water heater. I have a 2016 Sunset trail, 2nd owner.

Thanks god bless

Wow, Jim from Kleen Tank is awesome! The best training I’ve ever gotten from a plumber. Usually they won’t tell you nothing, apparently thinking that it’s their job security to leave everyone in the dark. We should all just send Jim money for all the great training :-)

Google : "Atwood water heater not needing sacrificial plug" Posted By: skipnchar on 01/20/11 08:20am Well it's a LITTLE more than just being aluminum as aluminum is also subject to electrolysis. The reason Attwood does not need an anode rod is there is ONLY aluminum used anywhere that comes into contact with the water. If a brass, steel or iron plug were used THEN electrolysis would attack because of dissimilar metals being in contact with the water. That's why it's a poor idea to replace the nylon plug with a metal one because once that is done damage will occur.

Nice video with good information. Thanks

Never been this early to a video. I'm such a nerd🤣🤣