Changing Atwood water heater plug to brass
I had to move my motorhome from it’s previous storage to a new place and the new place isn’t heated. So for the first time in 15 years I have to winterize. But since I use it during the winter I wa...
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drsteve wrote:deltabravo wrote:
I've had less than stellar results with the anode rod / petcock drain plug device
The petcock self destructed and became useless
I don't like the reduced flow on these. Seeing one fall apart is just another reason to stick with the nylon plug, IMHO.
That link is for a Suburban Brand that uses an anode rod.
Petcocks reduce the flow and do not allow for crud/scale to exit from the tank
DFORD has a simple modification that does NOT hinder draining
And IF you want to really move the crud out......remove the drain plug and turn water supply ON.
Cold inlet dip tube points down...full pressure will stir the bottom of tank up and BLAST it out the drain hole (especially on an Attwood with only a 1/2" hole)
