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Originally Posted by steveirving
Hi,
Our '59 has a propane Atwood 6 gallon G6A-7 water heater. On the outside lower portion of the tank I see a drain plug with a square end. I suspect this is for the zinc anode. I pulled it, drained the krud from the bottom of the tank, but found only a rusty end on the plug. There should be a zinc here, yes?
Can anyone offer up a part # or place to get this plug?
Steve
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If the anode is
completely gone, there's no telling how long it's
been gone, unless you were the one who changed it last time. If it's been gone for a while, then you really need to flush the water heater, and see if the water comes out rusty. If it does, then you might be looking at a corroded heater core, and buying a new heater instead of an anode.
Parts66 carries anodes. So does Camping World. Price is under $20 per rod.