I bought a plastic wand for cleaning out the deposits from the bottom of a water heater - that stuff comes from two sources I believe - calcium and the the anode rod's break down. every year I have cleaned out at least a 1/4 pound of the stuff with this wand - just attach to a hose ( it comes with a valve, and put it in the drain plug and wave it around to flush the water tank until no more carp comes out - prepare to get your feet wet! - works gerat and well worth the $8.00 it cost. On my old trailer the 6 gallon suburban, water heater's drain plug was also where the anode rod screwed in. I could stick my finger in the drain plug and feel the bottom of the tank- therefore I knew that the tank was completely drained when the anode rod was pulled out and allowed to completely drip dry. I guest I am going to have to check out this again on my new Atwood 10 gal tank.
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Boomer, the Better Half and our Yorkie - Ellie
2012 335SS
2009 Chev 2500HD 6.0 L gas
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