...Is the water heater drain plug? Are they all the same?There are all manner of packs of these floating around. Like THIS ONE.Are those angled wrenches of any use? I'm thinking mine is going to need a socket extension to get to it.

Always good to have an extra plug but thirteen bucks for a bent piece of metal?

There are diffrent ones, look up the make and model of your heater and match it. I use a short extention on my socket.

I would try the socket first as I did but it was a no go,So I went with This One and it worked out very well.

The wrench that comes with those plugs has two different sizes. I would think that implies there are two different size plugs out there. At least on the outside. The inside diameter of the drain may be the same on all water heaters. I increased the bend angle on that tool and it worked just fine. Channel Lock pliers have worked also.

I have always used the 15/16th socket, with a small extension.

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Dusty_R
Explorer
Nov 22, 2020
After I drain our's the first time I replace the plug with a ball valve.

Dusty
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Nov 22, 2020
Clarification:

Suburban Anode Rod Hex head requires 1 1/16" socket
Drain hole is 3/4" NPT

Atwood can be 2 different sizes depending on Vendor
A 15/16" socket OR a 7/8" socket
NYLON drain plug...both are 1/2" NPT
Tom_Barb
Explorer
Nov 22, 2020
craig7h wrote:
I have always used the 15/16th socket, with a small extension.

X 2. one socket is best.

skinny, wrenches will slip, and there seems to something in the way.
MitchF150
Explorer III
Nov 22, 2020
Yeah, I used a Sharpie and wrote "1-1/16" on it so I know which socket to grab when I want to remove on my Suburban anode/drain plug.

Mitch
stevenal
Nomad II
Nov 23, 2020
I like to use a 6 pointed socket. Too easy to round the corners off the Attwood nylon plug when using 12 points.

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