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Originally Posted by lyonsmm
Wish we could drain our water heater! However, when Mike Scott Plumbing installed it (8 years ago when the house was built...we’re 2nd owners) they left the valve turned down into the pan. Impossible to get at the valve now.
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Not a difficult fix. Make sure your pan is plumbed to the outside. Turn off your water to your house and open faucets in sinks and outside your home to drain all the pressure and water out of the lines. Take a wrench and unscrew the valve on the water heater slowly allowing the water to drain into the pan. This will take a while so do this when you are not going to need water for a while. You can now either replace the valve with a different style or use the old one positioned in a more convenient position. Be sure to use pipe wrap and have someone standby when the main water is turned back on.