WATER HEATER PLUG
What size is the water heater plug? I use the plastic type and need to replace it due to breaking the head of during winterizing. I can get the rest out but I am heading to lowes tonight and thought I...
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old guy wrote:
you can heat the blade of a screw driver and shove it into the broken piece and screw it right out.
Not really sure that a screwdriver will get enough ump to remove a stuck plug and if it is a OEM style plug it is hollow inside. It would take a huge screw driver in order to grab the sides..
The right tool is a pipe nipple extractor which is designed for extracting broken pipes..
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Notice that it is NOT the same thing as a a "easy out" which are designed for extracting bolts which tend to break off leaving you with a bigger mess..
