Beerdawg
Massachusetts
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Need help......In my water heater I was putting the drain plug back in after the winter. It is one of the plastic type and I guess I overtightened. The head of the plug came off and the thread is still screwed in. I can not grab enough of it with needle nose pliers to turn it to remove it. Any ideas? Thanks
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pcm1959
St Augustine, FL
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Oh, man! WIsh I had some advise on how to get it out. However, reading your dilema just made me REALLY glad about the $6 I spent at Camping World last week for a brass quick drain water heater drain plug. Good luck. PCM
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Drivr
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I would very carefully use a hacksaw blade and cut through the plastic in 2 opposite spots then try to pull them out with pliers. heating them up with a hair dryer might make them more flexable as well.
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Caseydon
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How about drilling a proper size hole and inserting an Ezeout screw extractor? Apply counterclockwise pressure carefully and steadily, using a wrench or T-handled pin vise.
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ScottG
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If you cant find any other way then there's a plumbing tool (really just a big easy-out) that's designed to remove what you describe. Its designed for iron pipe thread but will work for plastic too.
unfortunately it wont be cheap though. 
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DutchmenSport
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It's plastic. You can easily drill it out. Start with a small drill bit and get bigger and bigger until (a) it falls out, or (b) you can get a screwdriver or pliers on it and screw it out.
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swebber
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drill two holes on opposite sides and then stick a set of needle nose pliers in there to back it out..poor mans ez-out !!
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swebber has it. At least, that's how I'd do it!
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azjeffh
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When I snapped my plug head off the thread left was hollow. I took a file with a tapered end a bit smaller than the hole and gently tapped the end beating the file into the plastic (not very much). Then took a pliers and twisted the file which unscrewed the plug. 
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edited 05/14/08 09:11pm by azjeffh *
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Dave H M
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or heat a big but screw driver up and melt it in there and let things cool and give her a twist.
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