Bumpyroad
Virginia
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my plug is plastic, wont rust.
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Oregon (pronounced Or e gun)
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too many spiders etc try to get in out the cold during the winter. the less I have to clean up after them the better I like it.
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planter8
Utica, MI
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Plug in, tight and ready for spring.
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NanciL
Bakersville, NC, USA
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I leave mine out for a couple of days with the hot water faucets open to make sure all the water is drained out. (for some reason, mine likes to take it's time after the initial drain), and then I put the plug back in.
Like others have said, spiders and other bugs like to expolore dark holes.
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skipnchar
Topeka Kansas USA
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PROBABLY one of the least important decisions you'll ever make but I'd put it back in for all the reasons already mentioned plus it'll keep you from loosing it. If it's an Atwood heater then I'd throw it away and put a NEW nylon plug back in instead.
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wa8yxm
Wherever I happen to park
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Put it back in.. Else you may be surprised at what can crawl in to a nice sheltered tank over winter.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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BruceStarkey
Ontario, Canada
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I have a Suburban W/H with the drain and anode rod combined and routinely change mine about every couple of months while in Az and again when I store the unit for the summer months. I raise one side of the trailer & pull the drain while tank is still full and use my awning hook to scoop/pull all the debris of calcium and lime to the hole while the tank is glugging away. DON'T do this while water is still hot however. After the tank is drained I teflon tape a new anode rod and reinsert it tightly. Good to go!
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Bumpyroad
Virginia
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they make a cheap little plastic J shaped hose squirter that helps get the white crud out also.
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Jim&Peg
Central Ohio
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Kirk wrote:Quote:Put it in to prevent critters entering. I know from experience you do not want to smell cooked wasps. While I'm not quite sure how you would smell cooking bugs with them inside of the tank? On the other hand, you probably do not want boiled bug juice in your next cup of instant coffee either!
I used to put mine in just enough to catch the threads.
The smell of the hot water coming from the faucets would gag you.
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Wadcutter
IL
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My WH is a Suburban. I took a plastic fitting with the right size threads on one end and a hose fitting on the other. Over the hose fitting end I put a piece of screen wire held in place with a hose clamp.
When I winterize I drain all the water, flush the tank as best as I can to remove any scaling/lime, put in just enough antifreeze where a bit of pink comes out of the drain hole, switch the bypass valve, continue winterizing rest of the water system. I then put the plastic fitting where the anode tube/plug goes so the tank dries and no critters make themselves at home during the winter.
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