All,

I've done a thorough search of the forums and cannot find an answer to a question. I know I can drain most of the water out using the water tap but there is supposedly a drain plug on the bottom of Anita. The bolt thru the bottom in the middle is just a mounting bolt it(or so it looks like to me). I took this bolt out and all it seems to do is hold the boiler in place. I do see another area that is forward and right of the mounting bolt that looks like it could be a plug but it is not a hex head. You would have to use channel locks to get it off. Is this in fact the plug? If so, will it tighten back up easy enough without leaking?

Thanks,
Ron

Ok so I just took a chance and pulled that round plug-that was in fact the drain plug.

It looks as though I should put a new gasket on it. Does it have to be OEM or can I go to the hardware and pick one up? It's a green rubber gasket. The original may work but I'm not sure what it looks like new.

For all you Anita owners(probably other quickmill machines as well). The bolt on the underside of the machine is NOT the drain plug. You need to take off an access plate on the underside of the machine which will reveal a plug that looks like a thick washer. I used pliers to get it off. Came off pretty easy.

Ron

Is there a way to get all the water out of the machine? I still see water in the plastic lines and also thinking there may be water trapped within the machine somewhere. Machine will be going up for sale and would like to get all the water out so it doesn't freeze. Freeze = VERY BAD!

FWIW I drained the water with steam/water valve open to release the vacuum effect. It helped a little but just not sure how much water is left inside the machine.

The drain fitting you mention is (evidently) a feature built into later model machines. Early machines, prior to 2010(?) had no such plug. Newer Andreja's (and possibly Vetrano) have a drain valve in place of that plug.

Loosening the lower group tube at the hx will drain the water out of the heat exchanger - have some paper towels handy.

Thanks for the tips.

I bought my machine in March 08' and the plug I took off is certainly a drain plug. You can use an allen wrench to get it off but I didn't know this until I got it off.