Camco Aluminum Anode Rod- Extends the Life of Water Heaters by Attracting Corrosive Elements, Tank Corrosion Protection (11563), Silver

This rod is super short. It replaced a rod that was the length of my entire water heater, about 4 feet. I dont know if this will hold up as well but it went in easy and looks like a fine quality. I will update this review in a year when I replace it.

Used this in my 2005 Fleetwood Highlander Niagra and so far everything seems to be working as expected. Seemed to be well made and should do the job without issue.

Bought this thinking I needed to replace my anode rod because its routine water heater maintenance I see happening all the time but have never done it myself. Bought this rod, it fits my Atwood water heater great! Then I found out that Atwood tanks do not need anode rods, in fact they can be damaging to the tank! Camco is just trying to make a buck. Supposedly it is magnesium so I will take it back out and use it as a firestarter. If it works, its a good deal. So, two stars.

An RV salesman told me a few years ago that the Atwood doesnt need an Anode rod because the tank is glass lined. HE WAS WRONG. Sprung a leak in the nipple end of the tank at the water connection. The tank is glass lined but not the water connection part of the tank. Ate holes right through the nipple end.

Fit as expected. Can’t rate as to durability, as I have just installed in my 5er’s hot water tank. But have used before & they have always worked as expected. This is a must have item, to protect RV water heater, and should be replaced each year - every other year, depending on how much the rod erodes.

Can be a little to remove if you havent done it before but, lessons learned and works great.

This product worked great straight out of the package. I previously purchased an anode rod made by suburban for my suburban water heater and I could not get it to thread correctly this one from Camco worked great straight out of the box threaded perfectly.

Perfect fit !

I was a little concerned that this product was a good 3/4 to 1 inch longer than the one I took out of my water heater. I put this one in and had no issues. It tightened up and sealed with no problems have used it for several hours and so far no issues. Its a pretty simple product so I expect this to last the long haul and work for the next few seasons.

$15 is cheap insurance for what could ammount to a well over $500 repair. Campers arent cheap and niether is maintenance on them when something goes wrong. I think the ounce of prevention rule was written for RV and home owners. Anode rods are designed to prevent harmful build-up in your hot water heater by causing the build-up to form on them. Yes it works! While your getting one for you camper, you might want to check the one in your house hot water heater (yes it has one too, and I bet its in need of replacement as well.) 5 minutes and 15 bucks can save you hundreds down the road.