Lesson learned lol
Well I pulled the rod out of the hot water heater the end of last season to drain the hot water tank. Seems I should have put back in after it was empty. I just tried to scare it back in and it is so ...
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profdant139 wrote:
This may help in getting it started -- instead of holding it in your hand, hold it in a socket of the right size -- I think 1" and 1/16?? That enables you to keep the rod perfectly horizontal, which is not easy by hand alone.
And if the nut is too loose in the socket, put some masking tape on the nut so that the socket fits more tightly. As soon as the nut begins to thread into the hole, take the tape off the nut.
Hope this helps!!
Problem with this is that the head of the rod will tip inside the socket, and you cannot see if it is going in straight.
I have tried this. It doesn't work.
If you hold it in your hand you can see and feel if it is starting to thread properly.
