sgfrye wrote:
Yes it's a pain to get hand started on threads. Any advice or tip on reinserting? Easy to remove with socket wrench.
If you keep the socket on the anode, you can better tell if it is perpendicular to the threaded housing. Makes it easier to hold the inside rod from tilting down inside, which is what I think makes it hard to start the threads ;)
Depending on your socket depth, you can stuff a bit of paper towel down in it to shorten the depth so you can actually apply a bit of light pressure to the fitting, too ;)