gas line interferes with drain plug
I have a new Dometic Water heater model G6A-8E-SP,gas only with spark ignition. The gas line into the Heater is much inline with the socket needed to install/remove the drain plug. I can still do it w...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:fyrflie wrote:
I took my plug out completely and installed a 90 degree drain valve with a hose that is routed under the RV to drain.
Hope that hose is temp/pressure rated for above 210*F/150 psi
Temp/press that COULD be reached/exceeded should t-stats fail to shut down heating source
Drain hole is small to begin with (1/2")
Valve cuts that size down even more so effective draining of crud is hampered.
A little bit of overthinking here.
Why would a drain hose that’s about 12” long need to be temp/ pressure rated.
Or are you thinking of the Temp. Relief Valve.
I don’t full time in my RV so the “crud” buildup would be minimal to non existent and I drain my tank after every trip.
It’s a modification that I wanted to do to my RV. If you don’t agree with it, then fine, move on to the next post but quit trying to impress everyone with what you think you might know.
