{"product_id":"camco-11633-rv-water-heater-drain-plug-kit-1-2-npt","title":"Camco 11633 RV Water Heater Drain Plug Kit 1\/2 NPT","description":"\u003cp class=\"nvn-hero\"\u003eCamco's RV Water Heater Drain Plug Kit is the small pouch you want in the storage bay before flush day. It packs an angled wrench that fits 7\/8-inch and 15\/16-inch drains, two 1\/2-inch NPT plastic replacement plugs, and Teflon tape to seal them back up. Everything you need to open, drain, and re-plug your water heater the right way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"nvn-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamco's RV Water Heater Drain Plug Kit is the little kit you wish you'd had the first time you tried to flush your water heater. If you drain and flush your tank every season, and you should, you already know the drain plug is the part that fights back. This kit hands you the wrench to break it loose, two fresh 1\/2-inch NPT plastic plugs to put back in, and the Teflon tape to seal them up. One small pouch, and the whole job gets a lot easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wrench is the star here. It's got an angled head, so it reaches into the tight water heater compartment where a straight socket or a pair of pliers just won't sit right. It fits both of the common drain plug sizes you'll run into, 7\/8-inch and 15\/16-inch, so you're not standing there guessing which tool to grab. And it's built with prongs that grab rusted drain valves and petcock drains, the ones that have seized up after a few seasons of hard water and heat cycling. That's usually the plug that ruins your afternoon, and this is the tool that finally gets it moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen there are the two replacement plugs. They're 1\/2-inch NPT, and they're plastic on purpose. A plastic plug won't corrode or weld itself into the tank threads the way an old metal plug can, so next season it backs out clean instead of stripping on you. When your original plug is cross-threaded, chewed up at the head, or weeping around the threads, you don't fight it. You just drop in a fresh one and move on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Teflon tape rounds it out. NPT is a tapered thread, which means it seals on the threads themselves rather than on a washer or an O-ring. A few clean wraps of tape around the male threads is what keeps a plug from seeping once the tank's back up to pressure and temperature. Wrap it, thread it in, snug it down, done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy bother draining it at all? Sediment. Every tank collects mineral scale and grit from the water you fill up with, and it settles right over the drain at the bottom. Left alone, it eats into your recovery time and can rumble or knock when the burner fires. A yearly drain and flush clears it out. Pull the plug, let the tank empty, run some fresh water through to stir up the grit, then re-plug and refill. This kit is what turns opening that plug into a two-minute job instead of a knuckle-busting fight in a cramped compartment, and it gives you a clean plug to close it back up with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo who's this for? Any RV owner who does their own water heater maintenance. Spring de-winterizing when you're bringing the rig back to life, fall winterizing when you're draining everything down for the cold, or the annual flush to clear the sediment out of the bottom of the tank. It works whether you've got a standard tank or one of the anode-rod style tanks a lot of newer coaches run. Toss it in the bay and you'll have the right plug and the right wrench with you, instead of being stuck at a campground with a seized drain and nothing that'll open it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne honest note on fit. This kit is built around the 1\/2-inch NPT water heater drain, which is the standard size on the large majority of RV water heaters. It isn't a universal fitting kit for every plumbing thread on the coach. But for the water heater drain, the exact job it's made for, it's just about everything you'd want in the toolbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"nvn-features\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAngled wrench head reaches into tight water heater compartments where a straight socket won't fit\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFits both common drain plug sizes, 7\/8-inch and 15\/16-inch\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eProngs grab rusted drain valves and petcock drains that have seized up\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTwo 1\/2-inch NPT plastic replacement plugs won't corrode or weld into the tank threads\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTeflon tape included to seal the tapered NPT threads against seeping\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEverything you need for a seasonal water heater drain and flush in one kit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"nvn-trust\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhy Buy from NVN Marine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAuthorized Camco reseller, full manufacturer warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNMEA member and ABYC certified, advice from real boat techs\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eSame-day shipping before 3 PM ET on in-stock items\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNY headquarters and Fort Lauderdale flagship retail store\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nvn-faq\"\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhat comes in the Camco 11633 kit?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eYou get one drain plug wrench, two 1\/2-inch NPT plastic replacement plugs, and Teflon tape to seal the threads. That's everything you need to open your water heater drain and put a fresh plug back in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhat thread size are the replacement plugs?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThey're 1\/2-inch NPT, which is the standard drain thread on the large majority of RV water heaters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhat drain plug sizes does the wrench fit?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe wrench fits both 7\/8-inch and 15\/16-inch drain plugs, the two sizes you'll most commonly run into on an RV water heater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eAre the replacement plugs plastic or metal?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003ePlastic. A plastic plug won't corrode or seize into the tank threads the way an old metal plug can, so it backs out clean the next time you drain the tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eDo I need to use the Teflon tape?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eYes, wrap a few clean turns around the male threads before you install the plug. NPT is a tapered thread that seals on the threads themselves, and the tape is what keeps the plug from weeping once the tank heats up and pressurizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWill the wrench work on a rusted or seized drain plug?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThat's what it's built for. The angled head reaches into tight spaces and the prongs are made to grab rusted drain valves and petcock drains that have seized up after a few seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhen would I use this kit?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eAny time you drain the water heater, spring de-winterizing, fall winterizing, or the annual flush to clear sediment out of the bottom of the tank. Keeping it in the RV means you always have the right wrench and a spare plug on hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhy would I replace the drain plug instead of reusing the old one?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eIf the original plug is cross-threaded, stripped at the head, or weeping around the threads, a fresh plug seals better and saves you the fight. 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