Camco Aluminum Anode Rod- Extends the Life of Water Heaters by Attracting Corrosive Elements, Tank Corrosion Protection (11563), Silver

Bought this thinking I needed to replace my anode rod because its routine water heater maintenance I see happening all the time but have never done it myself. Bought this rod, it fits my Atwood water heater great! Then I found out that Atwood tanks do not need anode rods, in fact they can be damaging to the tank! Camco is just trying to make a buck. Supposedly it is magnesium so I will take it back out and use it as a firestarter. If it works, its a good deal. So, two stars.

Install was easy. Plastic cap cracked and blew so water heater was leaking. This went in fine but I put it in as I was winterizing my RV. Will know in the spring of 2016 if it actually works when I fill the water system back up.

A must for your RV water heater that requires and Anode Rod. You should remove it at least once a year to be sure there is enough surface on the Anode Rod. Will save replacing the the whole water heater if you fail to do this. A little difficult to remove and reinstall, but again worth the time and effort.

If you have a Atwood 6 gallon RV water heater this is a must it will save your tank.This one was in mine for two years.Looks like you probably need to change it every year

I used this sacrificial anode to stop a corrosion problem in a Cor-Ten steel water sculpture. It works! Before installing it, the water turned orange with oxide in three days, and I had to drain the pool. Now, the water has stayed clear for two months with no chemicals. I also painted the pond with RustBullet anticorrosion paint, but there are still substantial exposed steel parts. I can tell the anode is working because it is slowly developing pits.

Fit exactly as needed and replaced a well-used zinc anode about to break. Some teflon (plumbers) tape on the threads and I packed the inside of my 1- 1/16 socket with some paper to allow me to push the head of the rod into the hole and get it to thread on. Otherwise the top of the rod slid too far into the socket to tap the threads. Glad to have this always working to save my RV hot water tank!

after replacing a water heater (RV) with an aluminum tank - I bought this to sacrifice instead of the aluminum. when I took out after a summer of RVing - it was about 60% dissolved! So a new one for next season! a lot less $$$ than a new water heater.

I now keep a spare on hand. The first time I checked the water heater anode (never knew about them before) I pulled out a rusty steel rod core. NO anode! Most RV campgrounds do not stock this part (and there are two different sizes) which means you have to try to track down a parts center. Pain! Camco is as good as any other brand out there.

I have an Atwood 6 gal LP hot water heater. The tank is aluminum and originally Atwood only installed a drain tap rather than an anode. As an industrial maintenance tech I thought installing an anode would be an good measure to increase the life of the hot water heater tank. The anode is doing the job well. The sacrificial metal is doing what is should do. As I drained the hot water tank for winterization Nov 2018, I got a first hand look at the condition of the rod that was installed Feb, 2018. Its doing what it is designed to do, sacrifice itself to protect the tank.

Works good