Water heater plastic plug cross thread
So this is my 3rd camper w the same Atwood water heater w/plastic plug. It's terribly located to get a wrench to tighten it, and it cross threads everytime I try to reinstall it. There has to be a way...
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AmericalVette wrote:That's the best way to avoid cross-threading. Turn the plug backwards until you feel the end of the thread drop into place, then tighten. Works very well for plastic threads.
I got some extra plugs and a RV water heater wrench from Amazon. I always start it by hand, turning in the left (counter-clock-wise) direction a couple of turns which seems to help line up the threads. Then get it finger tight, and finish up with the wrench.
