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Title: Cleaning the Atwood hot water heater
Post by: Fred Kovol_01 on October 21, 2005, 09:54:01 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 18924 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/18924)
Hi Folks,

A somewhat recent post discussed using a wand to blast out the calcium deposits in the hot water heater tank. It works! As a do it my- selfer, went to ACE hardware and purchased 3/8" copper tubing about 18 inches long, valve, and fittings including a female garden hose fitting for about $25. Bent the 3/8" copper tubing at 100 deg on the end so I could slide it across the tank bottom. Calcium deposits up to a dime in size and a nickel thickness came out. Took about 10 minutes of blasting and tank emptying between blastings.
Fred Kovol
Title: Re: Cleaning the Atwood hot water heater
Post by: Bob Stephens on October 21, 2005, 11:36:42 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 18927 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/18927)
I used to use one of those on my fifth wheels. I used 1/4" tubing and flattened the end somewhat before bending. It really blasts the deposits from the bottom of the tank.

Bob

'05 Intrigue Ovation #11872

Quote from: fredkovol
Hi Folks,

A somewhat recent post discussed using a wand to blast out the

calcium

Quote
deposits in the hot water heater tank. It works! As a do it my- > selfer, went to ACE hardware and purchased 3/8" copper tubing about

18

Quote
inches long, valve, and fittings including a female garden hose > fitting for about $25. Bent the 3/8" copper tubing at 100 deg on the > end so I could slide it across the tank bottom. Calcium deposits up

to

Quote
a dime in size and a nickel thickness came out. Took about 10

minutes
Title: Re: Cleaning the Atwood hot water heater
Post by: Seven_siamese_cats on November 01, 2005, 11:19:29 am
Yahoo Message Number: 19176 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/19176)
Sounds like a top notch unit. I use a plastic one, prebuilt for perhaps $5-$8 (from Camping World).

Quote from: fredkovol
Hi Folks,

A somewhat recent post discussed using a wand to blast out the

calcium

Quote
deposits in the hot water heater tank. It works! As a do it my- > selfer, went to ACE hardware and purchased 3/8" copper tubing about

18

Quote
inches long, valve, and fittings including a female garden hose > fitting for about $25. Bent the 3/8" copper tubing at 100 deg on the > end so I could slide it across the tank bottom. Calcium deposits up

to

Quote
a dime in size and a nickel thickness came out. Took about 10

minutes