Winnebago Minnie water supply pipe problem
Help! I cut the water hose to install a pressure tank next to the water pump. But I cannot get a new fitting clamped on the hose without a terrible leak. I already cut the hose and installed a winteri...
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Ok I did it. I cut the pex at the tee across from the water tank. I have a big roll of PEX so I just replaced the whole under floor pipe. That part was easy. But cutting the tee so close to the edge could have been a mistake. Or it was trying to use sharkbites. There was not enough room for me to seat the sharkbites. Then the tee didn’t line up with the third leg so I added an elbow and a pex loop to tie them together. The tee leaked! I have used a lot of sharkbites but I could not remove these! Not even when I cut them out! I have the tool that squeezes them together as well as the plastic ring.
So it was back to removing the crimp fitting from the valve with vise grips and a screwdriver. I bought another crimper with a cutting function by overnight shipping. But of course I could not get it seated in the cramped space. Another hour or so of twisting etc but it came off the valve!
I used the cutting tool to rescue the crimp fittings more quickly.
It’s ready for me to connect with the crimp fittings now. Notice that I disconnected the heat ducts to have more room to work in the box. In the MW 25b all this is under a large storage drawer. I can only hope I don’t have to soak up the bursts of water in the underfloor compartment again.
So it was back to removing the crimp fitting from the valve with vise grips and a screwdriver. I bought another crimper with a cutting function by overnight shipping. But of course I could not get it seated in the cramped space. Another hour or so of twisting etc but it came off the valve!
I used the cutting tool to rescue the crimp fittings more quickly.
It’s ready for me to connect with the crimp fittings now. Notice that I disconnected the heat ducts to have more room to work in the box. In the MW 25b all this is under a large storage drawer. I can only hope I don’t have to soak up the bursts of water in the underfloor compartment again.
