I
bought my first motorhome in 1984. One of my first problems, and again in
every motorhome after, is gooey white crud clogging up the water filters.
Both the filter at the pump and the screens in each faucet would get clogged
with white, gooey crud.
The crud comes from the water heater anode rod.
The story goes like this: Water reacts with the
water heater and eats it away. With the anode rod the water reacts
instead with the anode rod "protecting" the tank.
The reality goes like this: No, it doesn't. It
is a scam to get you in to the RV shops to pay to have your screens
cleaned out.
Cutting out the anode clears up the white goo.
Nothing happens to the water heater. It works fine. For
example, my 1997 Winnie had it's rod removed at birth and as of 2022, the
water heater is still like new. One thing I don't have is white goo
clogging up the filters.
Get a hacksaw, release the water pressure, remove the
water heater drain bolt and ...
Voila. Problem solved.
Works great.
|