If you own an rv and are noticing a leak from the area of the rv water drain you may a problem on your hands.
Rv water heater drain plug leaking.
In warm weather a little drip is not a real problem.
Buy a spare plug.
Drain plug in water heater leaking the white nylon plastic plug was out when i took delivery of the unit and the trailer was still winterized.
And if your water heater is located near your plumbing system the leak might actually come from your piping and fixtures not the water heater and their close proximity is misleading you.
In this tutorial you ll find out what you can do in order to fix this leak that you have noticed.
I removed the drain plug from our water heater to drain it at the end of the summer season.
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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.
This feature is actually standard to all water heaters both rv and home units and is one that people commonly mistake as a leak.
Depending on certain conditions it might be a bit problem or a little one depending on the exact location.
After reinstalling it this week it has a slow leak.
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The constant extreme heat will eventually cause the plastic drain plug to fail.
I ve had issues with the hot water drain plug leaking on every rv we ve had.
If the plug wasn t leaking when it was first installed trying to tighten it probable wont fix the leak.
As full time rvers our water heater is almost always hot.
Replace your atwood rv water heater drain plug once every other year.
In this video i show a good example of what a atwood rv water heater plug looks like af.
Get woodall s rv repair book.
A broken water heater drain plug on your rv can be a hassle to repair depending whether your plug is metal or plastic.
After de winterizing the trailer i re inserted the plug and tightened it a little more than snug and it started to leak.