Water Heater Drain Valves..are they worth it?
So I was thinkng of replacing the plastic nut that you remove to drain your hot water heater with one of the brass drain valves by Camco. After reading reviews on Amazon I now am wondering if it is ac...
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Why does everyone dislike the plastic plug ?
I have had two trailers with them and never have had a problem.
I have had each of the trailers for seven years and each year the water heater tank gets drained several times.
For those of you who don't do much plumbing, if you overtighten either the plastic or the replacement shutoff metal one you are going to be sadly disappointed when the threads start to leak.
Keep in mind that the threads are tapered, and the tighter you try to tighten them, the worse the situation will be.
Jack L
I have had two trailers with them and never have had a problem.
I have had each of the trailers for seven years and each year the water heater tank gets drained several times.
For those of you who don't do much plumbing, if you overtighten either the plastic or the replacement shutoff metal one you are going to be sadly disappointed when the threads start to leak.
Keep in mind that the threads are tapered, and the tighter you try to tighten them, the worse the situation will be.
Jack L
