Atwood Hot water heater drain plug
Hello, My 5th wheel has an Atwood hot water heater that came with a nylon (plastic) drain plug. The location of the plug makes it very difficult to get a wrench or anything on it to remove the plug...
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A few years ago we had a plug break. It started as a drizzle. Tried to loosen it and got flooded with hot hot water. Part of the plug was stuck in the threads. Two fellow RVers helped get it out with my pocket knife.
Atwood was at the rally and came by and had a new plug. He used a brass fitting of the right size to clean up the threads. I suppose someone had tightened the plug too tight too long ago. So now I have extra factory nor plastic, nylon, I think plugs and a fitting that can be used to chase the threads. Mine is on the side of a mh so it might be easier access than yours but I have a Camco tool and set of sockets with one that fits and extension etc for ratchet. I use teflon tape on the plug which I hope will make it easier to extract. Minerals can build up in the threads if they can get to them and seize things up good. I need to change my plug before we head out again. They are cheap. Don't use brass plug or any other metal in the aluminum tank and fitting.
Atwood was at the rally and came by and had a new plug. He used a brass fitting of the right size to clean up the threads. I suppose someone had tightened the plug too tight too long ago. So now I have extra factory nor plastic, nylon, I think plugs and a fitting that can be used to chase the threads. Mine is on the side of a mh so it might be easier access than yours but I have a Camco tool and set of sockets with one that fits and extension etc for ratchet. I use teflon tape on the plug which I hope will make it easier to extract. Minerals can build up in the threads if they can get to them and seize things up good. I need to change my plug before we head out again. They are cheap. Don't use brass plug or any other metal in the aluminum tank and fitting.
