It has a built shut off valve making it easier and less messy to operate.
Rv water heater flushing tool.
Rated 5 out of 5 by dick w.
Camco s rv water heater tank rinser helps extend the life of your water heater.
This was an invaluable tool in flushing out the atwood 6 gal water heater.
It is slightly flexible so i could get it into the both the drain hole and pressure valve openings to flush out sediment and debris.
Cleaning flushing and descaling an rv water heater how to clean and maintain i don t remember when i learned about this but it has become a pretty routine maintenance task in my rv.
Update april 3 2012.
There are questions about which metal to use magnesium aluminum or zinc.
Valterra makes this handy tool to flush rv water heater tanks to help extend the life of the tank regardless of which water heater your have.
Some previous reviewers said the tool was cheap and yes it s plastic and lightweight but it worked fine.
I do this on.
The water heater is in a jayco x20e and i had a bit of trouble getting around some pipes to get the tool into the heater but that s a problem with the heater design.
I does a great job of flushing debris from the inside of the tank.
It has a long and narrow nozzle made to easily flush all of the crud and build up out of the tank.
The rinser lifts the sediment that collects at the bottom of your hot water tank and washes it out.
We ve all been taught that suburban atwood rv water heater cleaning is done using a flush wand.
From water heater tank rinser this is a simple easy to use item that i wish i had years ago.
I finally got around to cleaning my rv water heater.
Every rv owner should put this on their must have list and use it at least twice a year.
Just connect a garden hose to the rinser and insert the rinser into the water heater drain to wash out the sediment.
You can use the same procedure if you have a suburban water heater.
Simply attach to a water hose insert through the drain opening and spray away debris until water output appears clear.
Once a year at the end of the season i descale and clean the rvs water heater.
This video shows how i clean flush and descale my rv s atwood water heater.
We go inside the tank to show you.