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.
Just purchased a new anode here in Shepparton yesterday. Cost a bit over the top at $36. But bloody cheaper than a replacement unit.
This is one practice that should be checked and if necessary replaced every 12 months.
Lots of van owners do not even know that the anode has to be checked and replaced. I was one of them in the early years of our van ownership.
Picked up the info here on the Grey Nomad website.
Jay&Dee
PeterD said
11:08 PM Oct 21, 2016
valiant81 wrote:... what size socket to fit the sacraficial anode in the hot water heater in my caravan.
I would not be removing the old anode until I had a replacement in hand. If it's not needed you can wrap it up till next time.
When you have the new anode just take it with you and get a socket that fits.
Blues Man said
07:43 AM Oct 22, 2016
aussie_paul wrote:
27mm or 1 1/16".
Aussie Paul.
That looks like one very well used vernier
Cupie said
10:33 AM Oct 22, 2016
Yep, 1&1/16 is the go.
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
Mike196 said
03:23 PM Oct 22, 2016
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.
macka17 said
04:07 PM Oct 22, 2016
What colour where your jocks, after...?
valiant81 said
08:55 AM Oct 23, 2016
Hi all;
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.
woolman said
12:00 PM Oct 23, 2016
From memory it is 1 1/16 af socket works. Start new one by hand to make sure not cross threaded
Neil
Hi every one;
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.
Thanks
27mm or 1 1/16".
Aussie Paul.
Just purchased a new anode here in Shepparton yesterday. Cost a bit over the top at $36. But bloody cheaper than a replacement unit.
This is one practice that should be checked and if necessary replaced every 12 months.
Lots of van owners do not even know that the anode has to be checked and replaced. I was one of them in the early years of our van ownership.
Picked up the info here on the Grey Nomad website.
Jay&Dee
I would not be removing the old anode until I had a replacement in hand. If it's not needed you can wrap it up till next time.
When you have the new anode just take it with you and get a socket that fits.
That looks like one very well used vernier
Yep, 1&1/16 is the go.
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.
Hi all;
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.
Sometimes you guys can be quite funny
