Something else you could do on the Atwood.. Dometic hot water heater... Did this and makes draining the tank super simple.
Take your plug into farm type hardware. You need 3 items maybe $20.00
Buy a nylon nipple type adapter same size and thread as the plug but adapts to the tank end stainless steel type hose used from shut off to toilet tank. 8 - 12 inch long is plenty
Buy a stainless half turn shutoff
Install adapter, hose and shutoff on drain.
No wrench needed
Run the water out away from side of trailer so less water mess.
YMMV
RoadrunnerII
And leave all the sludge in the tank below the centerline of the smallest fitting.
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I’ve always pulled the 15/16 plug to drain and about every time, thought adding a couple small fittings with a valve would prevent me from soaking my boots n socks . . . That is until last year when I decided to splurge for a tank rinse wand. The gunk that exited my <2 year old tank was surprising and yes, ours has a whole house filter on the supply side that’s changed every 90 days. Was the perfect cure for that mod idea.
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I have a Jayco flight 267BHS. If I want to buy a tire change kit and unscrew the nut on the hot water tank before winter. I hope someone can tell me what size socket set to buy?
Many thanks
Weihua
good 1/2"drive socket set. Six point socket for the WH. 1 1/16" if Suburban. 15/16" 0r 7/8" if Atwater. (depending on the model) and a Universal joint.
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I have a Jayco flight 267BHS. If I want to buy a tire change kit and unscrew the nut on the hot water tank before winter. I hope someone can tell me what size socket set to buy?
Many thanks
Weihua
I'm a bit confused about this post. Are you trying to change a tire or drain your water heater? I assume both.
Get rid of the plastic get a Camco water heater drain valve PN CAM11703. https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories.../CAM11703.html
As for a lug wrench, get a long breaker bar and an impact socket of the appropriate size. Different RVs have different size lugs. The X shaped 4-way lug wrenches are too short. My camper takes a 3/4" socket for the lug nuts, which is conveniently the same size as the nuts on the stabilizer legs but the spare tire takes a 13/16 wrench.
I have to admit that I've been toying with the idea of installing an extended drain valve on my Atwood WH for quite a few years now. The reason I haven't and probably won't is because of what some of the above posters have stated about 'sludge". Although mine isn't sludge, it's calcium deposits that come out in fairly large pieces that aren't going through a 1/4'' tube. If you've ever given your water heater a good rinse, you'll know what I'm talking about. I drain my WH after each trip and I have a small plastic plate that I wedge up under the drain so the water drains to the ground and not all over everything except my shoes sometimes.
I have a Jayco flight 267BHS. If I want to buy a tire change kit and unscrew the nut on the hot water tank before winter. I hope someone can tell me what size socket set to buy?
Many thanks
Weihua
We have a Jayco X17Z and the only socket I could find that fit properly on the hot water heater nut was a 24mm.
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