Atwood Hot Water Drain Plug
I know it's been discussed before but if the drain plug on an Atwood HWH is plastic so as not to create a metallurgic reaction to the aluminum tank then why doesn't the pressure relief valve or the th...
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Suburban water heaters have an over pressure and temperatures relief valve and a steel tank and steel plug with anode rod.
Atwood water heaters have an over pressure and temperatures relief valve an aluminum tank and a plastic plug. If it was true about the plug being designed to blow out if over pressurized, why would the relief valve be needed. Someone needs to recertify the RV course. Plastic plug vs aluminum tank threads equals no damage to threads. I actually replaced my pastic plug with a brass nipple, ball valve and hose barb on an older trailer I have.
Atwood water heaters have an over pressure and temperatures relief valve an aluminum tank and a plastic plug. If it was true about the plug being designed to blow out if over pressurized, why would the relief valve be needed. Someone needs to recertify the RV course. Plastic plug vs aluminum tank threads equals no damage to threads. I actually replaced my pastic plug with a brass nipple, ball valve and hose barb on an older trailer I have.
