Draining Suburban Rv Water Heater

A full wrapping of the anode with teflon tape will insulate the anode from the water heater therefore the anode can not due it s job.

Draining suburban rv water heater.

The company s goal was and remains to manufacture the most durable and efficient products available. Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the drain plug at the bottom of the water heater. Learn more about winterizing and the bypass valve function in video 3 of the water heater maintenance series 01. Check out the picture below to see the water heater that we removed out of the rv that we had to fix.

Suburban water heater bypass valve function. Wrap only 2 3 of the threads leave the front 1 3 bare. Filling an rv water heater connect the rv water supply to a land based water hookup such as an outdoor hose connection to your home. You would normally use the bypass system when winterizing your rv or travel trailer.

Use the rv s freshwater hose to make the connection. This water heater cleaning method has been updated with important changes. Remove the drain plug or rod. Usually this plug is plastic.

Water will start to run out. Click here to see the new technique. Suburban manufacturing pioneered space saving horizontally vented gas heating systems water heaters solid state spark ignition systems and efficient dc furnace motors since becoming a supplier to the rv industry in the late 1960s. Below is a picture of a water heater from the outside with the cover off.

Must maintain some conductivity between the anode with the water heater. Open the pressure valve on the top of the water heater.