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

This rod is super short. It replaced a rod that was the length of my entire water heater, about 4 feet. I dont know if this will hold up as well but it went in easy and looks like a fine quality. I will update this review in a year when I replace it.

I’m sure this is an excellent aluminum rod which is made for a stainless steel water heater. However I should have ordered a magnesium rod which is made for an aluminum tank.The metal which the rod is made of needs to be softer in the metal which the tank is made of.

Right now seems to be working like a charm.. Will see after a few camping trips, I have only noticed a small amount of ware.

Anode Rods are standard equipment on house water heaters, except that they are very long and usually made out of zinc because the house water heater is made out of steel. Magnesium Anode Rods are for water heaters made out of aluminum like Atwood Heaters. The anode rods will help you get maximum life out of your RV water heater, and seeing that a replacement water heater is $6-700.00 not including installation and install materials, it is a small price to pay to put off the inevitable for as long as possible. Anode rods are especially important if you are living/camping full-time in a RV where the water heater is filled and used constantly.

I used this for less then 2 months, and already starting to erode the rod...this is good as its basic function is just that. Since campgrounds probably most use well water its good to protect your water heater from hard minerals by using this rod to attract those harsh minerals that could be eating your holding tank! Fits in my Starcraft AR-ONE 17RD just fine.

Makes water heater lost longer than 3 years

This anode installed well and it was recommended to me by other campers so I can only assume they work well. It got good reviews from others. Ill be able to tell more about how well it performs next year when I remove it and see how much of it is left.

Used this in my 2005 Fleetwood Highlander Niagra and so far everything seems to be working as expected. Seemed to be well made and should do the job without issue.

Didnt thread in hole very far! Maybe two or three threads in! Should be farther for a pipe thread! Worked but would of rather seen more thread engagement!

Great fit for the RV Atwood heater. Only thing I did not like is the instructions state to only use a small amount of torque to tighten on, so I used my torque wrench and at the recommended level (with Teflon tape) I had a drip. I had to really snug it down to stop the drip. Other than that, works just fine.