How do I drain / flush this water heater??

[Norm]

Got the hose setup, screwed it on the drain fitting and ..... um.... wheres the valve?

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Popping the hose back off and looking into the hole I'm guessing maybe this is some sort of flow restrictor adapter? - If so, whats it called and where do I find a proper fitting to at least drain the thing and remove it so I can replace it with a proper valve?

If it helps, this is a Richmond 5V40-7 gas water heater. - Came with the house when I bought it a few years ago and of course, no manual and can't seem to find one online anywhere.



And a completely separate issue, is it proper to vent bathroom and kitchen sinks into the vanity / cabinet on mobile homes?? - I'd never consider doing this myself and though the previous owners did some cobbled reno, this is the case in EVERY sink in the home and I don't think they redid all of them.

Thanks a million. - Again!

[1987Commodore]

Guessing that knurled white ring turns to open the valve? As for the venting, yes, it's normal. that's the factory set up in mine.

[Norm]

Gotcha.. Yeah, didn't think to try it earlier but I did an image search and yep, guess thats a cheap valve that manufacturers put on that almost always needs to be replaced. - Wonderful...


Thanks for the heads up on the venting.

[flcruising]

I replaced the valve a few months back with a boiler drain valve. That plastic thing always leaked when draining the tank.

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