Water tank capacity and molding

We are quite fortunate in northern Michigan.  Still have our original anode rod and it still looks almost new after 7.5 years.  Water stays in the tank from April through most of October before getting drained out.  With only a couple exceptions it has only seen our well water and the couple other times  received well water from other sources; never municipal water.

Originally posted by David Heck....I'll give you a +2!!!    Words of appreciation are rarely spoken enough - here or anywhere in life. You folks make Rpod Owners Forum what it is. Thanks to each of you, we'll be celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2019! PS - Yes a lot of the same topics come up from time to time. That's OK/fine. We were all "newbies" once and needed "a little help up the trail".

You must have some pretty bad water.

Andy's post reminded me of my time in TX and water. The water on my place was well supplied and had an issue with sulphur bacteria and hydrogen sulfate. It smelled like rotten eggs. Many areas of the country have the same issue depending upon water supply. My opinion if your anode rod is lasting a year or less, try switching to an aluminum rod versus a magnesium rod if you are using magnesium. Magnesium reacts faster to the above water conditions. Some believe this will effect your tank, I don't have that opinion. Operative word is opinion:) If you do sanitize your water system with bleach or chlorinated water it will kill sulphur bacteria. You can tell a lot about water you are using by condition of anode rod and time.

I remove the anode rod after every trip and use a compressor (25-30 PSI) to blow out the lines.  As mcarter explained, always active the pressure relief valve before unscrewing the rod.  Trust me!  I left the anode rod in the trailer for ~ 1 year and had just a piece left attached to the threads.  I sawed it off and use it as a plug when the RPod is stored.  If you do it this way it should last you for several years.