No anode

[JohnB]

I winterized my Bullet Premier 23 RBPR yesterday for the first time. The water heater has a drain plug which I undid to drain the tank. But there was no anode. Do new water heaters no longer have anodes or is it somewhere else?

Thanks for any info.

John

[RollaMo]

It depends on what brand water heater you have.
They are not all the same, and depending on brand are constructed of different materials.

A Suburban water heater is steel, and requires an anode rod.
A Atwood water heater is aluminum and does not require an anode rod.

[chuckster57]

WH tanks that are glass lined do not need an anode rod.

[NH_Bulldog]

My Passport had a Dometic (Atwood) gas/electric water heater and it had an aluminum tank and no anode, just a nylon drain plug. Gave it a good flush once a year, always used filtered water and never had any issues.

[JohnB]

Thanks for the responses.