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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spoon059 wrote:TexasATM wrote:
I never pull my plug to drain the water heater... just open your low point drains, open the hot side of a faucet, and open the pressure relief valve on the water heater. It will drain out through the pipes. It takes a little while, but it's easy and you don't have to worry about the drain plug.
Exactly my method as well. If this is done every trip, you don't get a buildup of sediment to cause concern. I started doing this about 5 years ago when I forgot to drain the water one time and I got the dreaded Sulphur smell. After that, I decided to take the extra 20 seconds each trip and drain the water heater when I drain the low points.
No sediment, no water to go bad, no poorly placed drain plugs to deal with... easy life!
Except.......low point drains do not come directly from water heater so w/o pulling drain plug and flush THRU water heater drain hole sediment/crud remain in bottom of tank
