RV Water Heater Maintenance w/ Custom Vinegar Fill Pipe (RV Living Full Time) 4K
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- As full time RVers, we knew our new to us 2017 Grand Design Solitude 310 GK needs regular maintenance. And the water heater is definitely one of those musts. With all the other issues we have been fixing (DIYs and stuff breaking)- and the fun we have had- we let this one wait a bit too long. Plus, Larry always has to "reinvent the wheel." haha. But you know he tries to make life just a bit easier and save you some money.
In this video, you will see a tweak to the "tried and true" way to descale your water heater tank that is easy to do and inexpensive. This procedure will work with any Suburban RV Water Heater with a replaceable Anode. It can be done with any RV plumbing system, even though we have the Nautilus Water Management System, you can use this method with any Suburban RV Water Heater.
Chapters:
0:00 intro
Why maintain your Suburban RV Water Heater 1:35
Supplies and Tools needed with costs 2:16
Shut down heater and preparation 3:53
Remove the Anode Rod 4:50
Drain and Flush the tank 5:45
Assemble and attach Custom Vinegar Fill pipe and Funnel 7:05
Add 6 gallons of White Distilled Vinegar 7:54
Fill tank to the top with Water from Nautilus System 9:00
Allow the Vinegar to Soak in the Tank overnight (anode in cup) 9:52
Drain the vinegar solution from the tank the next morning 10:08
Re-Flush the tank with the Camco Cleaning Wand 10:48
Tank inspection for remaining deposits 11:06
Install a new Anode rod into the tank using teflon tape & 1-1/16 socket 11:27
Refill the water tank 13:00
Turn the water heater back on 13:43
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I’m definitely going to do this. Awesome video. Honestly the best water heater maintenance video I’ve seen.
Elisamuel, wow. Thanks. We hope it helps others make sure they do it, make it inexpensive and make easier.
Alice
My husband watched your video, before cleaning ours & changing the anode last year. It made such a difference in how quickly our hot water heater heated up the water, & showers required less hot water because the water was hotter. He says it’s time to do it again! Thank you for these videos! I’m sharing with friends.
I love the custom fill device you made! Being able to handle projects like this by myself is both fun and cost effective! Great video.
Jeff, Larry loves to DIY and invent. He made room for his 3D printer 😂
Alice
I did this and it worked great! My husband was happy I did it without bothering him! Thank you!
That’s awesome. Because of Larry’s recent diagnosis and months of incapacitation, I know I need to learn to do more.
Great job. Brilliant. Been rving for 9 yrs amd never thought of those pipes.
Thank for that!!!
Larry is always inventing, coming up with new ideas. You should see his 3D printed stuff 😂
Alice
We "LARRYIZED" our hot water heater this year. Brilliant pvc attachment! Thanks again for sharing this wonderful technique.
Happy and healthy travels!
Brendan & Lena
“Larryized”😅 Love it. Maybe we will make it into an RV dictionary 🤣
Larry is so inventive and comes up with unique solutions. We just don’t have enough hours in the day to share them.
Happy and healthy travels to you guys, too 🤗
Alice
Thank you so much Larry and Alice fir showing this video on maintaining your water and water heater. Very great job! 👍 it looks hard to do but easy. Vinegar I know cleans everything. My mom had to use vinegar at the restaurant she worked at. She used it to McDaniel tables. Thank you for this nice video. Have a great weekend and see you soon!
Sherri, the process isn’t hard or expensive. It does take awhile, but it is so important to do. See you soon.
Alice
Thanks Larry and Alice! Great explanation and great videography. Also like your PVC idea. Thanks again!
Thanks, there are always problems to solve in this lifestyle, i like trying to come up with different ways of doing things. We are working on our video skills, thanks for the compliment, good to hear we are getting better. Larry
Great job to both of you on this! Larry, you're so good on camera explaining everything, and Alice we love the unique camera angles! Very creative for a how-to video. Loved the mod for putting the vinegar in the tank, too. Finally, yeah -- we've ourselves pulled out an anode rod that looked like that. LOL
Marc, thanks. Larry does come up with unique solutions. He loves DIYS and helping others. Yeah, that rod was definitely past it’s due date 🤣. Thanks for your input. It means a lot coming from you.
Alice and Larry
"Insert the rod"... Can't get away from work can you LG? 😂
These videos are awesome. The benefits of your DIYs are not isolated to just RV'ing. Thank you L&A...
Thanks Matt, youtube is a lot more work than spine but i enjoy it much more, haha
What a great video. Where I live, I won’t de-winterize my RV for another 6-8 weeks, but this will definitely be one of my first chores. I’m embarrassed to say how long it has been since mine has been changed/cleaned. Thanks again.
We actually just looked at our anode again because Larry is working on a video about cleaning out the fresh water holding tank. The anode is already getting nasty and some serious muck came out. Since we are full time, we are going to clean it more often,
Alice
Thank you so much for this video. I have been raving 40 years and have always changed anode rods and flushed WH with water. I was amazed that after letting vinegar solution soak overnight on how much additional scale came out of the tank.
Vinegar is such a great item to have your RV or home. We plan on doing this maintenance more often since we are full time travelers and use so many different water sources,
Alice
Ingenious idea on the filling of the Suburban water heater with Vinegar and water. Great informative video
Thank you. Glad to help
Easiest way and easiest gadget yet to get that job done!! Thank you so much for sharing such a neat and cheap tool!
Glad we could help. Larry is always coming up with stuff like this 😉
Thank you Larry and Alice for this video. I am obsessed with self maintenance on our new rig. This video will help me this weekend when we take her out (1st time ever) for a dry run. Will like and follow. 😁
Awesome. It’s been awhile, but I remember our first trip in our current rig. Enjoy
And thanks for subscribing - we have been moving every 2-3 days for awhile so we are behind on our longer videos. Should be back at it soon.
In the meantime, we have lots of DIY/how to to catch up on 😉
Really detailed job. Thank you for sharing this DIY video. We're going to have to do ours. I had no idea it could get like that. Stay safe, Donovan and Jodi
Thanks. It’s shouldn’t get that bad. Oops. But it’s so important to change it- supposed to be once a year.
Alice
Thanks for the great rv water heater maintenance video, I have been waiting until I see a video for vinegar cleaning video that I felt safety worked for my Suburban 6 gallon water heater tank.
Clifton, I’m glad you feel it will help. Let us know if you have any questions.
Alice
I sure like your videos, we are newbies and are needing to learn all about our RV. We had a hot water problem, calcium, and just recently we had a surfer and cloudy yucky water! We are now sanitizing our water holding tank and lines; your way seems easier then what we just did,lol! Thanks again!
We try our best to get out info that can help other RVers. But there’s so much and we decided not to make TH-cam more important than enjoying this life.
So if you have a specific question, go ahead and email us - if we don’t already have a video about it. Hopefully we can answer your questions.
And thanks for coming by and letting us know you appreciate our videos 🤗
Alice
Thanks for the great video. The custom filler pipe makes descaling the heater very straightforward.
Glad we could help. Larry is often coming up with unique ways to make this lifestyle easier
I'm on Team Larry. Best total solution I've found, and it works!
Wow. What an awesome compliment. Thanks so much
I have never thought of using that method, but wow that was great! Good job.
Thank you
Thank you for the awesome tutorial Larry. Outstanding info!
David, he really tries to make it so anyone can follow. He loves DIYs
Alice
That is the best way I have seen it done. Great way of doing it.
Thanks. Larry watched a lot of videos on this and wanted to make it easier. I hope others find it helpful too.
Alice
This is an awesome way to fill the hot water tank with the vinegar. Well done, sir.
Thanks Dan, I like to try different things to solve problems. The thing I really miss being a full timer is not having a workshop. Larry
@@DownsizingMakesCents Don't I know it ........
This was a great video and method! I used this, built a fill pipe, used hot water since I wasn't going to turn on my heating element. Then when draining, I turned the fill pipe down so the vinegar/water solution ran out it and then down into a 5 gallon bucket. Although my trailer specs said my tank was 6 gallons, (and I fully drained it), I could only fill with 3 gallons of vinegar and 2 gallons of water. Thanks so much for a great DIY!
a six gallon water heater really only heats 5 gallons of water because of the large air pocket at the top which is there to allow expansion when the water is heated. Glad this worked out for you. Larry
By far the best clean and flush video on an RV water heater I've seen. I really like the PVC pipe extension with funnel idea. Great job Larry
John, thanks. Larry is always trying to make things easier for himself and then share with others.
Alice
Great idea!! I change my anode yearly but this just makes GOOD maintenance sense!!!!
Rich, we are probably going to clean it out more often. When we worked on our video about santiitizng the fresh water tank, we took a look and found much more sediment than we thought would be there. perhaps it is because we full time travel and use so many different types of water,
Alice
Wow! Crazy simple! Thank you Larry! We just winterized. This will be on our Spring schedule. Great tips. Brendan & Lena
Muddy Sneakers, Pa.
Brendan & Lena, Larry is always trying to find ways to make things easier. Hope it helps in Spring. And stay warm.
Alice
Great video explaining how to flush the water heater. Our family just bought an RV and is catching up on maintenance. My dad is having me find the videos and order supplies so we can get things done. Your video makes me feel like I can handle this job.
Cherish, we are glad we could help. It can be overwhelming at first.
Make sure to contact us if you have any questions- not just about water heaters,
Alice
Nice to see that you put the teflon tape on correctly. To avoid leaks it's necessary to go clockwise as you're holding the fitting with the threads facing you. That way the tape doesn't unwrap as you tighten the rod. Also, vinegar and baking soda make a great household toilet bowl cleaner. When you drain the water heater recycle some of the vinegar into your toilet and sinks. Add a bit of baking soda, swish it around and let it sit over night. Cheap and very effective.
I have put the teflon tape backwards before, thats how I know to make sure I put it on correctly. Great tip about using baking soda and vinegar in the toilet. Larry
I used your technique and it was really easy. I use a T instead of the elbow and added more pipe and a shut off valve below. Thanks!
T with shut off is a nice touch, I’m going to add that next cleaning. Larry
Thanks, Never seen this method before, well thought out, I’ll be doing in the spring
Let us know how it works for you after you do your spring prep. Larry
By far the best detailed video on cleaning out the hot water heater. Thank you for helping others that maybe new to the RV world. I will be watching for more videos. This was the first video I have seen from y'all and I have subscribed to see me. Keep up the great work.
Michael, thank you so much. Larry works hard on his videos. So it’s great to hear that someone recognizes and appreciates that. We try our best to put out one video a week. We should have one out today. Did you watch any earlier ones? Thanks again.
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents I haven't yet but I am looking forward to watching them.
@@michaellegore2606 awesome. Let me know if you have any questions.
Alice
You are the man Larry! Keep doing it your way.
Thanks Roberto, I’m always looking for a different way at doing things, there are lots of opportunities for that in an RV. Larry
This is an awesome video. I really like the idea of using the PVC pipe to fill the tank. Brilliant!
David, thanks. Another subscriber calls these innovations “Larryized” 😁
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents I actually went to Lowe's yesterday and purchased the materials to make the filler.
Me too
Great video, thanks. Love your vinegar fill gizmo, I will make one of those!
Ervin, Larry comes up with some great ideas.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Alice
Will be doing this soon ! Great job,thanks for sharing !
Thank you. Let us know how it goes
I considered my self pretty thorough about taking care of my travel trailer. I think I need to learn some more. Thanks for the video I’m definitely doing this in the spring
There have many seasoned campers that wrote something similar. So it may be more common to not do it.
Let us know how it goes 🤗
Great idea!!! I change my anode yearly and service my heater but doing this just makes GOOD sense!!!
Thanks Rich, I just checked my anode after 6 months and was surprised how much sediment had compiled in such a short time. Larry
HE is a GREAT TEACHER, DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
Bob, thank you. I’ll let him know. But I might say “great.” I don’t want him to get a big head 🤣
Alice
Good Idea with the PVC pipe even for just draining the tank! I like your Algonquin T-shirt,it is my go to place as It’s just over two hours from my home! 🛶🏕🍻
Rick, I grew up in Oakville and loved camping and canoeing in Algonquin. We both loved it there, Larry
I've watched these videos and it amazes me NO one talks about filtering, those blue THINGS ,COULD GO ON BUT TAKES ME TO LONG TO TEXT, RETIRED RV MECHANIC, STARTED BACK IN 1974,IVE SEEN SOME MESSES
We use the blue filter as a pre-filter, then we have a whole RV charcoal filter with a replaceable cartridge. Then we use a brita for our drinking water. We will eventually do a video on filtering after we have a better solution, but this works for now. Larry
First of your videos I've watched, but won't be the last if they are as good as this one. Will be going to the store for supplies to do this as we noticed a bit of a sulfur smell to the hot water. Video was very informative and very well explained. Thanks!
That’s such a great compliment.
Larry tries his best to be thorough but concise. And some people have termed his unique touches/inventiveness as “Larryizing” 😁
Glad you found us.
If you have any questions, easier to email or message on Facebook or Instagram
Let us know how it goes 🤗
Fantastic video! So well done. I wish I had seen this before rigging up the clear hose, etc... I will be stopping by home depot for some pvc, an elbow and adapter for my tank. Happy to be a new subscriber.
Thank you so much for subscribing.
We are glad you found us and we could help
Great video. Good detail. We are newish RV owners and just coming up to speed on all the new systems! Thanks!
No worries. Glad we can help. We plan on making more videos aimed at “newbies” since there are so many.
Feel free to ask questions. Also, I see you have a Little Guy Max so check out the channel The Roads We Roam- good friends.
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents Yep. We watched a lot of their videos when we were looking for a trailer! Thanks!
Just finished this and it worked great.
Thanks!!!
Awesome! Thanks for letting us know
Thank you for this detailed video. Will be trying it this week.I have subscribed, you are both great!
Awesome. Thanks for supporting us.
And let us know how it goes or if you have any questions 🤗
This is a much simpler way,thank you.
Gregory, thank you. And thanks for the compliment on our community page. Larry tries to make things simpler and cheaper if he can.
Alice
Brilliant. I initially assumed this system wouldn't work here in Australia because our PVC pipes sizes are metric while the Suburban anode hole sizes are imperial = mismatch. I was wrong! This system works nicely with the imperial to metric connectors readily available. Too easy. Thank you!!!
That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing. This comment can help others.
Love to visit Australia one day - watch so many movies filmed there 🤗
Alice
Very good job. I don't see a lot of scaling when I pull mine because I'm a weekend warrior so the hot water heater is used each day. Great job on the video.
Thanks, my Travel trailer and Class b did not scale that much when were were just using it occasionally, I’m sure all the scale build up we got was from feb to now while we were full time. Lar
i did mine 2006 winnebago explorer class A , great vid
Rob
NSW
Australia
The thanks Rob, we dream about visiting Australia someday, do some RVing there would be awesome, Larry
Nice job. Well done. I like the technique.
Thanks Rick, I like to try to experiment doing things differently sometimes, this one actually works, haha. Larry
Great job. Thanks for posting. Cathy & Harry
Thanks Cathy and Harry, glad you found the video interesting, Larry
Great information. Thank you. Very good details, it will definitely help to keep those water heaters working properly and lasting longer. Thank you
Randy, Larry basically asked me if I could do it by watching his video. That’s how he knows he gave a lot of details 😂. Thanks.
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents Absolutely. That's what I appreciated about it so much. The attention to detail.
@@randylester1219 Thanks. His endless labeling can be a bit much at times 😅.
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents Lol, but it sure comes in handy. I'm much the same way.
Nice video! We also have a Solitude and I’ve done mine twice using the method of sucking it out of the jugs which works. But I’ve never let the water cool down which could take a long time. I just got some of those insulated gloves like for dishwashing and put those on to keep from burning my hands, works great!
Bob, that’s great that works for you. But Larry pulled out his anode once before it was cooled and hot water shot all over him. That’s why he waits now- just in case.
Take care,
Alice
Most helpful video I’ve seen!
Thank you. Larry is always looking for ways to make RVing easier 🤗
You are a Genius! That's an amazing idea.
He loves to “invent.” Another watcher called it “Larryizing”
We hope he gets back to inventing after he recovers
Thank You i learned a lot. Just went to Home Depot for my PVC pipe and fittings. 😀 Safe Travels
David, we are glad. Larry loves making videos like this. We just rehearsed one today about sanitation of fresh water holding tank,
Alice
Great one!
This way was very easy. Thanks for the vid.
Glad to hear it. Larry tries his best to make sure it’s easy to follow 🤗
Make sure to share with others it might help
Yes! Best method yet! Thanks
You're welcome!
Pretty simple system and not much of a mess
Ray, yes. Larry likes to make things simple and inexpensive if he can. Then share with others. Thanks.
Alice
Thanks for the details and parts listing. We are just weekend warriors but sadly affected with rotten egg smell after only 3days of use with the water heater. I hope this method will solve the problem. Very clever use of pvc. Totally admire the mind of a guy who thinks outside the box. Bravo my friend! I just subscribed and will follow you guys' adventures.
Part timers have move a problem with water heater smell because of sitting unused for long periods of time. The vinegar should definitely improve the smell considerably. Thanks for the encouraging comment, i really appreciate it.. Larry
If water has been sitting in your tanks for extended periods then any chlorine in the town water you initially filled it with will have leached out.
At a minimum, you should dump all the stale tank water and replace it with town water which will be freshly chlorinated.
You explain everything very well. ✅
Thank you. Larry asks me to watch and see if I understand before he finishes the video - because I’m not very handy at all 😉
Terrific video. Thanks for sharing!!!
Jerry, glad we could help. Thanks for watching and commenting,
Alice
Another great video. Thanks guy's!
Pam, thanks. We keep trying to find ways to help.
Alice
It was fun coming across you guys while you are still a "small channel". You are YT naturals, make great videos, and are definitely going places! Watch out KYD.
Wow. I don’t know about that but thanks. Quite the compliment. But KYD are the kings in this category. Really appreciate the compliment.
Alice
Thanks for this vid !! My pump has been removed so this is a great way for me to get vinegar in my tank. I was thinking about using a drill pump but you solved my problem. Thanks 😁
We love hearing that we helped others - the main reason we started the channel 🤗
Alice
Thanks for the great video. I "borrowed" your idea and tweaked it a little for my use. I used black iron tubing and added a ball valve shutoff because I wanted to heat the mixture and was afraid of the pvc tubing and heating it. I let the vinegar and water heat for 12 hours, then turned off water heater and let simmer for another 12 hours. The results were amazing! Tank looks brand new now. I thought I had damaged the threads in the tank for the anode rod, but it was only calcium build up on the threads that kept me from tightening the anode rod into the tank farther than I could. I can now screw in the rod with just my fingers.. Thanks again for the video
Great idea using the black pipe, i didnt think of that. Did you have to use teflon tape on the black pipe connections to keep i from leaking? I had a very small drip from the pvc pipe connections, I didnt want to glue them so it would be easier to store in pieces. Larry
@@DownsizingMakesCents Yes I did use teflon tape just for lubrication on the threads. Only tightened connections hand tight so as to be able to store in sections after use. I did have a small drip from the 3/4" to 1/2"adapter, but that didn't worry me.This is THE BEST idea I've come across in a long time, and now I have the equipment if I need to perform this task again. Thank you sir for this easy way to descale my water heater tank!
@@thelonestarranger that is a good idea as heat does accelerate things. If you don’t want to use black iron, as it’s heavy and taping can be a chore, use CPVC. It’s specifically for hot water. Also, adding a union between the 90 and 3/4 male adapter will help with storage and orientation.
Great review and thanks for sharing
Ed, thanks for coming by. Hope it helps, Lar
I like the use of the PVC. I will be doing this the next time I have to flush it out. Thanks.
Alan, Larry is always looking for ways to make things better.
Let us know how it works out,
Alice
Been camping my whole life. I replace the anode rod every year but I never even knew to descale my hot water tank. Thank you for the information and demonstration.
Dwight, we were surprised how bad it was. And while working on our current video about fresh water holding tank sanitation, we looked at the rod again. Yikes. We need to that whole routine more often as full timers,
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents I use my Keystone Retreat on weekends and vacation weeks. A little tip that I do for the Black water tanks is, at the end of the weekend I empty the black water tanks while letting the water run for about 2 minutes to flush the tanks. I close the shut offs and dump in my Aqua Kem. When I come back next weekend the first thing I do is reopen the black water tanks to drain out before using. More than the dumping of the Aqua Kem is the removal of the tank gas that built up. Doing this greatly reduces that blast of nasty smell when you first flush the toilets. I reapply the Kem before using for weekend. It also helps keeping the tank level sensor clean. 👍
Sounds like that works great for you 👍 Larry doesn’t like the smell of that chemical- plus of course we are full time. We did do a video with bathroom tips.
Have a great weekend,
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents Happy Camping and Easter. I will watch more of your videos when I can. I'm sure I will learn things. My 53 years of camping started in my parents 19ft trailer in a crib. No hot water, no shower. Mom had to boil water for a sponge bath. Finally TV around 8yrs old. Black and white tv with a 40ft radio shack antenna. 2 channels on a clear day. Skip to today 42ft Park model. Central air, DirecTV with 4 hd TVs, 2 bedrooms and bathrooms . Wow have times changed
@@dwightjr88 Boy has it changed. Someone told me about a rig that has avoidance for the slides? It’s amazing what they are doing.
Alice
Just want to say Thanks! This worked great!
Scott, awesome. Thanks for letting us know. That’s the type of comment we like to read
Great video! I had no idea what I pulled out when I removed the anode rod to release the water, but knew it was a build up as in this video.
It was great to see that the element was just to the side and I’m fortunate to have a 4’ Ridgid plumbers camera to look at the element to determine whether or not I should replace it. The kits from Amazon are great, and I like that it has a double sided tool to work on either, or both, the heating element and the anode rod, which are two different sizes.
I wish i had a camera when i did this video, i have gotten a bore camera since to take a good look into the water tank. When i do a follow up video I will show the inside of the tank better. The kits are great because they come with all the tools you need. I should put one of the kits in our Amazon Store. Thanks, Larry
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Thanks for this great video, I love your way of explaining things (Larry), and shooting the video (Alice) you really rock, we are a family of RV guys, three of us, just starting in this journey, me and my wife in one, my daughter who is a Chef in orher and my son who is a Paralegal in another, we bought old-second hand RVS, one of it is giving us problems with the water heater, it takes too long to heat it, so my son is burning a lot of propane which is not cheap. I already bought all of the parts you mentioned and will follow your instructions precisely. I will post afterwords to share how it went. Thanks for sharing your lifestyle, we live in Wallaceburg, ON (not that cold yert...). Regards, EZ.
Hey Ernesto, love to hear from Canadians, especially from Ontario. It is important to get to get a good look into the tank before and after the treatment to see if the calcification is gone. If he is using a lot of propane, i would take a good look at how the burner is performing, there may be a problem with the orfice where the propane comes out of the burner, cob webs can be a real problem. If the propane is not providing a flame deep into the burner inside the tank it will not work efficiently. You can also check the regulator and make sure the propane flow rate is correct at the burner. Good luck with the tank, love to hear how it worked out. Larry
Nice job Larry
Rick, he always hopes that his explanations and mods help people.
Alice
Great video. I'm working in this today! Your a life saver!
Glad we could help.
Great info and I made an adjustment/improvement. I put in a t-junction and added a ball valve in order to drain it easier
T handle is a great mod, I’m going to get one. Larry
Good info and well done.
Brenda, glad we could help. Thank you,
Alice
Great video keep up the good work
Thanks Tommy, i appreciate the encouragement. Larry
Not sure there’s a better way than this. Good job.
Thanks. Larry is always coming up with tweaks
I loved your video. I hope it helps us increase the amount of hot water in our tank. It used to have hot water longer.
We just finished and got so much calcium deposits out! Now to see if we get more hot water! Making your PVC gizmo was a great idea!
was just going to do that job and I will go with your method to clean the water heater. thx.
Brian, hope it works for you. We need to do it again already. Saw residue when sanitizing our fresh water tank for our last video.
I just found you. Like the penny? What does that mean. Lol Larry has a super secret way to do something? Who would have thought it. Nice job explaining the setup. I like the pvc setup. Makes it easy and get it right to the source. That was a cool show to stick the rod in vinegar. Got to see the process work. I hate the smell of vinegar. Nicely done. What you did not hit your head on anything. Now it feels like something is missing. Lol Great share. This will help people.
Funny guy, William. You know Larry has to improve any process. That’s why I keep him around 🤣. He’s really good at the details. The pvc thing is a cool trick. And inexpensive. Larry has vinegar smell but it’s good for so many areas of the RV. I’ll smack him on the head next time just for you🤕 We do hope people now feel they can DIY water heater maintenance
Alice
Simple and perfect. Thanks for video. 😊
Mark, Larry tries his best. Thanks for such a great compliment - it gives him motivation to do more videos like this,
Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents The old liquid gravity method. Hadn’t crossed my mind as I just did mine. I’ll be using it next time. Thanks again.
I’m still catching up.. this is a good one .. I like “Larry Touches”
Darisan, he is quite inventive. It comes in handy. He’s made some cool stuff on his 3D printer, too.
Alice
Very good video!
Thanks. Hope it helps.
Alice
Love your method. Thanks.
Steve, it really does work. Thanks for coming by.
Alice
Loved the video.
Thanks for letting us know. Hope it helps, Alice
You example is the best way to clean the hot water heater. Thanks Larry. Nice haircut and shave. Lol
Doug, you noticed his clean cut look? Funny, he’s growing the beard back but keeping it shorter. Larry does come up with some cool solutions. Thanks.
Alice
Great idea Larry.
George, always glad I can help. Larry
I’m definitely going to do mine this way. I have the same flush wand that you have. I just need to go buy the plastic pipe. I like simple. It always works best.
Great rv tip!
Thanks!
Great video!!
Jason, thanks. Hope it was helpful
Nice! Very simple.
Thanks. It’s worked great
GREAT JOB 👍 GOOD INFORMATION
Mark, thanks. Hopefully, people will see it’s not that hard and it’s inexpensive but an important RV maintenance.
Alice
Great video, thanks
Glad you liked it!
Well done video, very helpful! Thanks for sharing! We'll be back!
Thanks. Larry really tries to explain things and make them simpler if he can.
Alice
Great video,. helped me a lot.
William, glad to hear it. Feel free to ask any questions
Thanks your a good teacher and this is a simpler way, plus with the plastic pipe it doesn't spray all over the RV or ME!
Larry tries his best to make these projects easier to do. Glad it helps
Alice