Trailer about 21 years old and I have never removed the plastic drain plug on my Atwood water heater. Do you think if I remove that "nylon" plug and flush out the water heater I will be able to reinstall plug and have no drips?? I just completed a kitchen faucet replacement and luckily had no leaks.
Yes I think you will be able to remove the nylon plug and even more importantly reinstall it. As said put a bit of Teflon tape on the plug to help seal it if needed. Also don't go monkey tight on the plug. I usually install my nylon plug by hand and then about 1/2 turn more. If it leaks just tighten a bit more.
you can buy brand new ones in most hardware stores that have rv supplies, like three bucks for a pack of two.
I removed all my low point drain plugs and replaced with valves. Much easier to open/close and no tools required.
If it drips just put a couple wraps of Teflon thread seal tape on it. Or buy a new one, they’re pretty cheap and readily available.
