Atwood water heater drain plug tightening
Please correct me if I'm wrong anywhere. So I've got some "OEM" atwood plugs for my water heater that appear to be without any taper (I've read this is apparently normal for what I'm told these ar...
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Just get a new plug if it’s wore out.
And fwiw, Teflon tape or pipe dope does seal or help seal the connection.
Otherwise one could use soap/wax/oil etc if it was only to lube the threads.
That said, many NP thread connections will seal up just by way of the tapered threads. And many won’t.
And fwiw, Teflon tape or pipe dope does seal or help seal the connection.
Otherwise one could use soap/wax/oil etc if it was only to lube the threads.
That said, many NP thread connections will seal up just by way of the tapered threads. And many won’t.
