Best fittings for water heater bypass valves?
On winterizing, I noticed the cold water valve (part of the three valve array for bypassing the WH) was leaking around the crimp clamp. Since I always use a breakage as a way to upgrade to something ...
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I have used shark bite several times with no leaks. The main thing I concentrate on is smoothing the cut edge of the pipe so as not to nick the o ring. Picture a smooth radius vs a sharp 90 degree corner. You want the sealing surface area to remain perfectly smooth also. No sandpaper scratches or any little lines in the area that the o rings sits.
Cant remember the name but I have also used the type that some rv places sell. Put the nut on the hose, push the pipe onto the fitting then push the nut on and tighten. I have also seen a plastic shark bite type fitting at some hardware stores that is less expensive than shark bite.
I would probably trust the sharkbite over the push on/nut type. I also turn off my water pump when I'm not using it. It's not off immediately but we just try to keep it off when done with it. If we are in a park and leaving the rig we would also shut off the city water. Too many horror stories.
Cant remember the name but I have also used the type that some rv places sell. Put the nut on the hose, push the pipe onto the fitting then push the nut on and tighten. I have also seen a plastic shark bite type fitting at some hardware stores that is less expensive than shark bite.
I would probably trust the sharkbite over the push on/nut type. I also turn off my water pump when I'm not using it. It's not off immediately but we just try to keep it off when done with it. If we are in a park and leaving the rig we would also shut off the city water. Too many horror stories.
