Rv Water Heater Drain Plug Stuck

Using an easy out will also keep you clear of the soft aluminum female threads on the inner tank of the water heater.

Rv water heater drain plug stuck.

Go to the outside of the rv and open the panel to the water heater. Does anybody know if this is a good or bad idea. A broken water heater drain plug on your rv can be a hassle to repair depending whether your plug is metal or plastic. Heating the plug will expand it making the wedge even tighter.

Have an old dish detergent bottle full of water ready. Drain the tank completely by removing the old anode rod or pulling the plastic drain plug. Teflon tape is a very good insulator so unless the threads penetrate the tape you could be cutting off the current path between the anode rod and the tank wall that allows the cathodic protection to work. In this free video dave solberg teaches you a couple quick solutions for removing a corroded or broken plug from the exterior of your rv s water heater.

Join the rvrc community to access a huge library of rv repair and maintenance videos. When you wrap the threads wrap it so the action of screwing the plug into the tank tightens the tape onto to the plug. Heat the plug then douse it with the squirt bottle to make it contract. When it comes time to put the anode plug back in the water heater i m thinking i might wrap the threads with a little teflon tape.

Or to say it another way. Be sure to use a fresh water approved sealant on the male threads of the new plug and don t over tighten. When removing the drain plug or anode rod be sure to stand clear as you ll have a gusher. Two ways to go with heat.

Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the drain plug at the bottom of the water heater. Clean any left over sealant from the drain opening threads and install a new brass plug. One more thing on using teflon tape. Hold the plug in your left hand with the threads pointing to the right.

This item has pipe threads which means it is tapered so the more it is turned the more it is wedged in the heater tank. If that s the case open both the petcock and pressure relief valve to speed up the drain process. Now start wrapping the tape away from your body.