Attwood water heater drain plugged
I have a recently purchased motorhome that I can't drain the hot water heater. I took the plug out and there is an anode in the hole that has broken off the plug. I got a hold of the centre wire with ...
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dfeyre wrote:
Thanks for all of the tips on how to repair this. I managed to drill it out, started with a small bit and driilled most of the center wire, then went bigger and bigger till there was only a small amount left. Was able to pull it out Borrowed a 1/2" NPT tap from the plumber and fixed the threads. Tank had not been cleaned for a long time, flushed about 5 lb of******out of it.
Like wa8yxm said above, contact Atwood about your water heater to see if yours actually requires an anode rod. Hopefully you can be standing at the water heater when you call them. 'Always helps. If you don't need the anode rod then buy a bag of nylon plugs for the cleanout (generally you don't reuse the nylon plugs. they get stripped easily. when you remove one, replace it with a new one)
