Water heater check valve

ScottG wrote:

rockintom wrote:
If you have the room to do an impact, I'd rather see you use a 6 point socket and a cheater on a break over bar. I'd be afraid the impact of fracturing the tank and causing a leak. Just sayin' rockin'

I have to respectfully disagree and I suggest using the impact rather than a cheater bar. The reason is the wrench with a bar will create a lot of rotational force on the heater. Using the impact doesn't make as much strain on the mount and entire assembly of the WH.
I've actually done it both ways and that has been my observation.

I agree. that was my thoughts too, even though I have not had a need to remove our water heater check valve...........yet.