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08-10-2014, 10:34 AM
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Atwood water heater drain plug
For those with an Atwood water heater do you wrap the drain plug with teflon tape? If so do you wrap more then 1 wrap?
Thanks for the information.
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08-10-2014, 10:51 AM
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Teflon tape is great stuff. It has been my experience 1 wrap does nothing on anything. I have always used anywhere from 5 to 10 wraps. Yes, I do use it on the Atwood nylon drain plug.
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08-10-2014, 01:02 PM
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Yup, what Chuck said. 5+ wraps and make sure you don't cross thread it.
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08-10-2014, 01:30 PM
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5 wraps works pretty good for me...
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08-10-2014, 02:24 PM
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This is my drain plug and I got it from Ace Hardware. 1/2"x1/4" bushing and a 1/4" needle drain. I like to travel between spots empty and this is an easy way it do it. I keep a gallon of water in the TV at all times just in case. At end of camping season or should I say the freezing months I remove the bushing and do a complete flush and leave it off till I leave again.
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08-10-2014, 05:54 PM
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Drain plug
New Atwood drain plug, 5 plus wraps with teflon tape, no leaks. Thanks everyone for the info.
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08-10-2014, 08:18 PM
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This is my first season with our trailer so I can't say what I do will work forever but....I don't wrap it with anything. I think it may have had one wrap on it from the factory but I didn't bother putting that back on and it doesn't leak.
The plug that came in ours looks like a nylon plastic so it's kinda soft and seems to seal fine for now, only time will tell.
I plan on putting in some sort of drain because it's a real pain to get the thing back in once the tank has been drained.
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08-10-2014, 10:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tunce the traveler
This is my drain plug and I got it from Ace Hardware. 1/2"x1/4" bushing and a 1/4" needle drain. I like to travel between spots empty and this is an easy way it do it. I keep a gallon of water in the TV at all times just in case. At end of camping season or should I say the freezing months I remove the bushing and do a complete flush and leave it off till I leave again.
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I did the same thing with mine, it sure beats the plastic plug.
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08-12-2014, 11:06 PM
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I use a plastic plug, without tape. Doesn't leak. I keep a spare, along with a low water drain valve. I fastened a coffee can around the drain valve, and it was all beat to crap not long after I put it on. Anybody want to guess why I put the coffee can on??? 
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08-13-2014, 05:59 AM
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So you never run out of Hot Coffee while on the road! LoL
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08-13-2014, 07:17 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kjohn73
I use a plastic plug, without tape. Doesn't leak. I keep a spare, along with a low water drain valve. I fastened a coffee can around the drain valve, and it was all beat to crap not long after I put it on. Anybody want to guess why I put the coffee can on??? |
To keep the rocks from hitting it?
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08-13-2014, 07:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hitch Pin
To keep the rocks from hitting it?
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Ding! Ding! Ding! Yes. I was astounded at how quickly that poor can got hammered up. 
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