What is the preferred connection method for polybutylene pipe? Barbed fitting with a hose clamp? Something else?
The fittings in place right now look to be plastic as well, also grey.
Thanks for the help on this!
Mark
(oh... This RV is new to us, but we store it in a mine storage place over the winter, so we don't typically need to winterize. I want a valve on the water heater because I had a small leak with the current one and was surprised that I couldn't shut off water to it without killing water suppy to the entire RV)
What is the preferred connection method for polybutylene pipe? Barbed fitting with a hose clamp? Something else?
The fittings in place right now look to be plastic as well, also grey.
Thanks for the help on this!
Mark
(oh... This RV is new to us, but we store it in a mine storage place over the winter, so we don't typically need to winterize. I want a valve on the water heater because I had a small leak with the current one and was surprised that I couldn't shut off water to it without killing water suppy to the entire RV)
Ther gray pipe is still available at Home Depot.
I have it in my home and have replaced all I can reach. The shark fittings are the easiest to use. Go to Home depot and they will help you with how it's done.
OBTW, Camping World sells a by-pass kit for yout water heater. I installed one in an 84 Komfort 5er. It wasn't hard at all.
Jerry, Dottie & Chan, "the little furry one"
98 Bounder 34V, 99 F-53 Ford V10 chassis
06 Saturn VUE 4I
If it is PB tubing -grey- IMO the Flair-it brand of fittings is the easist to use. don't think you will be successful using Shark Bite brand /style fittings on PB for this reason:
Shark Bite Webpage wrote: Fits copper tubing, and CTS CPVC and PEX and connects all three types in any combination.
Bellieve Pex Connection link above has Flair-it brand fittings too.
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