Hot water tank drain hole is stripped
My Rv has a Suburban hot water tank with an anode rod. It is getting difficult to screw the anode rod in and I belive the drain hole is starting to get stripped or cross threaded. Any suggestions? M...
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Go to the local tool rental place and rent a 3/4" pipe tap and chase the threads with the tap. All you are looking to do is just clean things up without cutting new threads. A pipe nipple threaded into the old threads will help but in the event there is cross threading starting the tap will overcome that easier and help restore the original threads. Instead of Teflon tape get a small tube of Felpro Never Seize and apply that to the threads on the new anode and put a little on the tank threads to. The Never Seize will stay in the threads for several removals and installations. If the rental place does not have the tap you need buy a cheap one, then you'll have it to loan to all your friends.
