This feature is actually standard to all water heaters both rv and home units and is one that people commonly mistake as a leak.
Rv water heater drain plug leaking.
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Depending on certain conditions it might be a bit problem or a little one depending on the exact location.
In warm weather a little drip is not a real problem.
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.
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.
Get woodall s rv repair book.
If the plug wasn t leaking when it was first installed trying to tighten it probable wont fix the leak.
After reinstalling it this week it has a slow leak.
Replace your atwood rv water heater drain plug once every other year.
I removed the drain plug from our water heater to drain it at the end of the summer season.
As full time rvers our water heater is almost always hot.
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The constant extreme heat will eventually cause the plastic drain plug to fail.
However we are living in the rv at 8 000 feet in colorado for a couple of weeks while waiting to get into our new house.
Buy a spare plug.
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.
I ve had issues with the hot water drain plug leaking on every rv we ve had.
I had it pretty snug but tightened it a bit more and it still leaks.
Leaking atwood hot water heater bruce and jenna rv systems appliances 10 09 03 2011 10 08 pm leaking atwood hot water heater bob109 rv systems appliances 0 03 19 2011 08 36 pm help 1 2 of drain plug stuck in.
A broken water heater drain plug on your rv can be a hassle to repair depending whether your plug is metal or plastic.
In this video i show a good example of what a atwood rv water heater plug looks like af.