First time home owner here. The drain valve on my hot water heater is leaking. Water is coming directly from the opening, not the surrounding threads or anything like that. I googled it and it looks like an easy fix, but wife (her dad was a tradie) says that something like this should be done by a pro because it involves pressure and if fucked up or not done properly can make the appliance nearly unusable until a pro looks at it. Temp and pressure is absolutely fine right now. I've put a garden hose cap on it to stop the leak while I figure out my next move. YouTube vids make it look stupid easy and it would take like 20 minutes and cost $20.
What am I missing here? Zero experience with plumbing outside of unclogging s toilet or replacing a p trap, faucet, or shower head. Ive
Pls no bully, I'm dumb when it comes to this stuff.