Removing Rv Water Heater Plug

A broken water heater drain plug on.

Removing rv water heater plug. Typically the plug gets removed once a year during winterizing to drain the water heater. You can then easily use an adjustable wrench or socket to remove the plug. Disconnect the water lines behind the waterheater. The angled design conveniently fits in tight spaces and includes prongs for rusted drain valves and petcock drains.

Turn off your water and propane unplug rv if you have the 110v feature. Camco rv water heater drain plug and wrench kit description. Remove drain plug outside and drain the water. Laying the hot screwdriver against the drilled out hole quickly melts the remaining plastic plug down to the metal tank threads without damaging the metal threads.

Camco s drain plug wrench is specifically designed for use with rv water heater drain plugs. One of the most overlooked maintenance items on an rv is the drain plug on the water heater. Remove the propane line and push it back through the hole to allow the waterheater to slide out older surburban models the lp connect is inside behind the unit. Replacing a suburban 6 gallon propane electric water heater in our fifth wheel.

Using an easy out will also keep you clear of the soft aluminum female threads on the inner tank of the water heater. Fits both 7 8 and 15 16 drain plugs. They don t last forever and if you ignore it the result can be super annoying later. At that point it is relatively easy to pry the plastic plug loose for removal.

After removing the remnant of the plug turning the easy out in the opposite direction while holding the plug will cause it to release its grasp.