When you disinfect your water system, do you disinfect the hot water heater tank? If so, is the anode rod in or out?
I haven't disinfected our hot water tank, mostly because I'm afraid of the chlorine aggressively eating the anode rod or eating something else.
Disinfecting the hot water heater tank
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Re: Disinfecting the hot water heater tank
I guess I have always taken the position that since the hot water tank generally contains water at a temperature of 140 degrees, that this temperature is high enough to keep the tank disinfected. Maybe I am wrong about this. As far as the rest of the water system, I rinse out all three tanks and the water lines with Clorox bleach added to the tanks each fall before winterization.
Bill Hemme - Spencer, Iowa
E-mail: whemme@earthlink.net
2002 Born Free (Ford E-450 V10) 26' RSB
2016 VW Golf GTI - toad
E-mail: whemme@earthlink.net
2002 Born Free (Ford E-450 V10) 26' RSB
2016 VW Golf GTI - toad
Re: Disinfecting the hot water heater tank
I do run the bleach water into my hot water heater when sanitizing the fresh water system, leaving the anode rod in. After leaving the bleach water in for a couple of hours, I drain the hot water heater by removing the plug/anode rod and refilling with fresh water. I have done this for 20 years, first with out Roadtrek and then with both our Born Frees. Never had a problem with water heater or anode rods due to this.
Joe and Lucinda
Tonto, Meadow and Shadow, the papillons
Shiloh and Morpho at Rainbow Bridge
2017 Spirit
Formerly 2006 24RB
Tonto, Meadow and Shadow, the papillons
Shiloh and Morpho at Rainbow Bridge
2017 Spirit
Formerly 2006 24RB