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bhivetravels
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Jul 24, 2014

Broken plastic Atwood hot water heater drain plug

So a small leak turned into a complete drain. The plastic bolt on the bottom of the hot water heater was leaking. In an effort to clean the bolt and then wrap it with teflon tape and reinstall it, i...
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bhivetravels
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Jul 25, 2014
John&Joey wrote:
I had the same issue with a MH I bought. After reading all the threads about hot screwdrivers and hacksaw blades I went with the sprinkler extractor. Biggest reason is it would do no damage to the aluminum threads. It was so fast and easy I even made the effort to post about it.

Clicky to post is here.


I found the PVC Nipple extractor gizmo at Lowes for $10. Worked like you said. Thanks for all the helpful hints from everyone!

I did replace the nylon plug with an anode rod

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