Just a quick one......... what size socket to fit the sacraficial anode in the hot water heater in my caravan. Just a standard gas/240 Volt heater that jayco fit to there caravans. The largest one that i have is 24 mm and doesn't come close.
The socket that I use has a bit of packing (foam rubber & a nut) to help the insertion of the new rod by keeping pressure on the head of the nut so that it goes in straight & doesn't cross thread when fitting it into the tank. Not explained very well I know but I hope that my meaning is clear.
I have always put a bit of thread tape on the new rod too.
Mine is checked after every trip as a matter of course & I use mains pressure to 'blow' out any particle build up in the tank.
-- Edited by Cupie on Saturday 22nd of October 2016 10:34:25 AM
First time I did mine I hadn't even thought about there being pressure in the unit, still had mains pressure in it didn't it!! That cleaned it out. and watered the lawn for about a 10M radius.
A big thank you to one and all, i bought the correct socket from the big green shed and removed the anode after releasing the pressure in the tank. What a shock, the anode was well and truly stuffed. It had only been replaced 12 month before. As well as the water that flooded out there was also a fair bit of calcium ( what looked like white sand and a few small rocks ). Gave a good flush out with the high pressure gurney and even more 'rubbish' came out. I flushed till the water came clear, replaced the anode with a new one so all good for another 12 months.
So........thank you all !! and now that's another thing off my list of things to do till we go away at Christmas/new year.
and watered the lawn for about a 10M radius.
