Water Heater Tank Drain Ball Valve

The everbilt 3 4 in.

Water heater tank drain ball valve. The water heater drain valve fits directly into your water heater. This valve is designed to drain water from your tank during cleaning or replacement of elements. Open the temperature and pressure relief valve on the side or top of the tank by flipping the lever to the open position this allows air into the tank to prevent suction that would inhibit draining. 3 4 in mip x 3 4 in.

Brass npt x male hose thread water heater drain valve offers a durable high quality replacement that will provide years of service. For the price i would buy again as it is easy to drain the hot water tank. Hromee extended tank drain assembly kit with 10 inch braided steel hose 1 4 inch drain valve and elbow fitting for air compressor 4 7 out of 5 stars 449 16 99 16. Drain the tank.

Proper water heater repair and maintenance requires you to drain your water heater from time to time. Just like the drain valve is important the ball valve is also important for any water heater. Ball valves have their advantages but as you are going to be using it to drain sediment you might prefer to avoid the slightly higher risk of clogging. So you can easily replace the drain valve with a ball valve.

Because of the mechanism the drain valve tends to clog faster than any ball valve. Take the ball valve and wrap up both ends with a teflon tape. That said i still prefer the ball type valves. I have a lance 865 truck camper so we move alot and i like to drain the hot tank to keep the water lines free of bacteria.

Connect a garden hose to the water heater s drain valve and run the hose to a nearby floor drain or outdoors. This valve is designed to drain water from your tank during cleaning or replacement of elements. Mip x 3 4 in. This is better than adding chlorine or using a wrench to take off the drain plug on the water heater.

Teftlon tape the threads and that helps. Here are the steps to follow. Rheem manufacturing ranks as the global leader in the manufacture of high quality sustainable and innovative water heaters tankless water heaters air conditioners furnaces pool heaters and hvac systems for residential and commercial applications and is a full member of ahri the air conditioning heating refrigeration institute. The ez flo water heater drain valve fits directly into your water heater.