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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poppin_fresh wrote:
I have used a water filter with my camper since new, so I'm really wondering just how much sediment and crud I could have in my HW tank that would require flushing?
I don't necessarily mind pulling the plug, but what I hate is all that water splashing into the compartment. It wouldn't take much of a leak in the corners where the hinge/sealant is, to allow a lot of water behind the wall.
All I can tell you is on my last trailer I had a WH with the metal drain plug with the electrode and because it got stuck I never removed it for over 15 years until I replaced the entire WH just from age. At replacement it was still working great so my experience was these WH are very sturdy ... I'm not saying I would recommend that, but it is a valid data point of one based on what some would say an "EXTREME EXAMPLE".
Larry
