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wa8yxm
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There is also a 10 gallon version
I would use several layers of plumber's tape..
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Boon Docker
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Teflon or plumbers tape is used to make a good seal. It will not slow corrosion.
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agesilaus
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Boon Docker wrote:Teflon or plumbers tape is used to make a good seal. It will not slow corrosion.
That's right, put Teflon tape on some threads, insert the threaded connection and then remove. Look at the condition of the Teflon, what there is left of it.
Also I suspect that the heating element need to make an electrical connection via the threaded nipple.
The magnesium anode is the best plan but be warned it may need to be replaced in a short time period, months maybe not years.
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agesilaus wrote:Boon Docker wrote:Teflon or plumbers tape is used to make a good seal. It will not slow corrosion.
That's right, put Teflon tape on some threads, insert the threaded connection and then remove. Look at the condition of the Teflon, what there is left of it.
Also I suspect that the heating element need to make an electrical connection via the threaded nipple.
The magnesium anode is the best plan but be warned it may need to be replaced in a short time period, months maybe not years.
120 Elements need NO connection for the threads. The 120 element is standard HOT and NEUTRAL. Doug
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He states Aluminum tank, That means he has an ATWOOD heater. Atwood Heaters have NO Anode rod at all. They are NOT needed on the Aluminum tank. Only Suburban Water heaters have and require the Anode rod. If you install a HOT ROD on a ATWOOD tank, it would be best to remove the element every 6 months or so, to prevent galling and also to drain the Water heater. Installing a HOT ROD eliminates the drain system on the ATWOOD water heater. Galling should not happen in 6 months or less, so keeping the threads free is a good idea. Doug
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dougrainer wrote:He states Aluminum tank, That means he has an ATWOOD heater. Atwood Heaters have NO Anode rod at all. They are NOT needed on the Aluminum tank. Only Suburban Water heaters have and require the Anode rod. If you install a HOT ROD on a ATWOOD tank, it would be best to remove the element every 6 months or so, to prevent galling and also to drain the Water heater. Installing a HOT ROD eliminates the drain system on the ATWOOD water heater. Galling should not happen in 6 months or less, so keeping the threads free is a good idea. Doug
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Thanks Doug!
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