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06-05-2018, 04:02 PM #11
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This is our second year RVing. Towards the end of last season (October) we also noticed the water starting to have an unpleasant odor/taste. After changing filters , I was sure it wasn't in the campsite water.
This year, after de-winterizing and sanitizing the whole plumbing system, I decided that I would completely drain the plumbing after each trip. I pull the FW drain valve, open the low point drain plugs, remove the HW tank plug, and open all the faucets. I drive home with everything open and close everything when I get home.
We leave for our third week-long outing next week and then a 3 week trip in July. Hopefully will have fresh tasting water all season.Barb and Blair, retired and loving it
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06-05-2018, 04:08 PM #12
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Great post Alan!
To drain and clean your water heater faster, turn your water heater off and then open the hot water in your kitchen and bathroom sinks and let it run until it comes out room temperature. Then you can go outside and start working right away. And another caution.....the anode rod is at the bottom of the tank and so it's under pressure. As you start to loosen it, stand to one side or the other.....you don't want it to pop out of there and hit you in the gut and spash water all over you to where it looks like you wet your pants.
I attended the RV Maint. Tech school in Texas last fall. From time to time he'd really stress some things and the water heater maint. was one of them. Maint. on them is so easy while repairs are so costly (stress and $$). They recommend draining in cleaning (vinegar/water solution) your water heater every six months. Then went on to say that it may be necessary to do it more often depending on how hard the water is where you're located or if you're full timing and move around. He said there were places in west Tex. that you have to do it ever 60-90 days.
On the Suburban water heaters the anode rod is your sacrificial element to protect your water heater from wearing out prematurely, the same as the blue camco water filter at the bib faucet is the sacrificial filter for your RV water system.
Also the cleaning wand that Alan points out (there are several models) are only a few bucks and they help a lot!
If you really want to clean it out, put a plug (or the old anode rod back) in the bottom and remove the T&P valve at the top and pour in a mixture of a bottle of white vinegar and then fill your water tank with a hose through the T&P valve opening. Let that mixture sit in there for awhile (the longer the better but at least a couple of hours) and then remove the plug, drain and rinse again.SOLD my 2017 Momentum 376TH being pulled by a 2014 Ford F-350 Lariat, FX-4, Crew Cab, Longbed, Dually. Not pulling the 5er, catch me on my 2013 CVO Harley Ultra Classic.
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06-05-2018, 04:38 PM #13
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06-05-2018, 09:11 PM #14
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09-12-2020, 03:31 PM #15
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Is taking the T&P valve off and adding vinegar/water mix the only way of adding the solution to the hot water tank for cleaning? Second, does the valve, when put back on, need to be tightened to a certain amount of ft/pounds? TIA
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09-12-2020, 03:54 PM #16
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changinglanesrv.com has a posting for maintaining the hot water heater. Since they are frequently on the Grand Design site with their Momentum, their thorough method is going to be used by me next week on our year old Solitude S with Suburban water heater. I've already gotten 2 anode rods, OE through Amazon. Stay tuned!
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09-12-2020, 08:38 PM #17
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I see they updated one of their videos to include the part where the red valve on the Nautilus is turned differently than the Winterizing suggests, allowing the vinegar and water to flow directly into the hot water tank. That was the part I was just not comprehending. Looking forward to any advice you may have when you do yours. Probably will do mine next week. Best.
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09-12-2020, 10:12 PM #18
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Now you guys have me worried. I've never drained the water on on 3 yr old trailer. All the city water that comes in goes through 3 filters including an iron trap. Hopefully that's enough. I've never noticed any odd smells to the water. I do run a gallon of bleach through the system after having the trailer sit for several months though. I siphon it in and then run all the faucets and let the chlorinated water sit for 24 hrs before flushing it out.
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