PC 20-04 asked:


I have a electric mobile home water heater that is leaking at fitting where the hot water connects. The connection is on the side 2 inches from the top. The connection is plastic a friend told me to put some plumber putty around the connection.

I was reading on the container of the plumbers putty and it stated not to use on plastic.

I have seen the spray foam but did not know if I could use this because of the hot water temp being 120 degrees.

Any Ideals the water heater is only a year old and I hate to replace it. The water heater was not purchaced by me so I doubt warrenty would be good.

Steve Bxxxxx asked:


We have a tenet that thinks it is safe to drain the pool through the home water heater in the house that is used to heat the water that is used throughout the house. Is this safe? Will it cause harm to the plumbing? Are there health concerns? Will it affect appliances like dishwashers, garbage disposables, etc?