As pointed out, the electric anode will indeed burnout quickly if there is no water covering it in the hot water tank...I know from experience! When doing winter prep at home for our rig, I had already drained the hot water heater before bringing it home...unfortunately, I forgot to turn off the electric switch. When I plugged in shore power at home, the electric circuit to the hot water heater blew almost immediately...in those few seconds the water heater anode burned out. As it turned out, it was a real easy fix...called a repair guy.
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