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Water heater caulked in, how to loosen?


256bit

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So my previous owner caulked the water heater in, on the backside of the rim with the screws. He caulked it directly to the fiberglass Since it's under the rim, how do I loosen the caulk? By shoving a razor blade in there? I don't want to damage the fiberglass. I thought about coming in from behind it, inside the rv, and hitting it with something like a dead blow hammer, but there isn't enough room.

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Whether or not the water heater will come loose by hitting it from behind depends on the caulk that was used.  Some of the polysulfide caulks have a very tenacious hold and you could easily damage the siding by forcing the water heater out that way,.  I would recommend carefully cutting the caulk from the outside with a SHARP knife or box cutter.  Go slow and pry gently.  Its fussy work but you'll get there.

John

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