90 degree water supply fitting for RV toilet
Hello, I'm looking for a 90 degree fitting to connect a new Thetford toilet to a water supply pipe installed in the floor. The RV's water pipe supply pipe is made from a stiff grey plastic that's n...
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I went down to the local True-Value hardware store but all they have is the Twist-it connectors like the one from the first pic, which aren't NPT type used with RV toilets.
The Twist-it I think they're called is more of a compression type fitting that installs a connector to the Pex or hard plastic water hose.
While at the store I remember I had a piece of 1 foot stainless braided supply line with 1/2 inch connectors. The type you use for facets, etc.
Water supply line
1/2 inch union
For around 0.75 cents found a 1/2 inch plastic union.
Then using the union joined the supply line to the RV supply line and to the toilet. All the connections fit without any leaks. No need for plumber tape as water supply lines have their own gaskets.
I think this method works better than using an elbow which is rigid and can't be moved around. The supply line from the floor is also rigid and has little movement unless you cut a larger hole in the toilet box the toilet sits on. The toilet is a new low profile Thetford China toilet, now sitting on a toilet box built into the RV.
The Twist-it I think they're called is more of a compression type fitting that installs a connector to the Pex or hard plastic water hose.
While at the store I remember I had a piece of 1 foot stainless braided supply line with 1/2 inch connectors. The type you use for facets, etc.
Water supply line
1/2 inch union
For around 0.75 cents found a 1/2 inch plastic union.
Then using the union joined the supply line to the RV supply line and to the toilet. All the connections fit without any leaks. No need for plumber tape as water supply lines have their own gaskets.
I think this method works better than using an elbow which is rigid and can't be moved around. The supply line from the floor is also rigid and has little movement unless you cut a larger hole in the toilet box the toilet sits on. The toilet is a new low profile Thetford China toilet, now sitting on a toilet box built into the RV.
