Best way to test for cracked water lines
First off I have to acmit to being paranoid about water leaks. Water (in the wrong places) seems to be the biggest destroyer of a good RV, so I am paranoid about it. Maybe too paranoid. We camped t...
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It's okay to be paranoid, but only when it comes to water leaks in an RV. :)
You could go to HD or hardware store and buy a pressure gauge and a few fittings. With a compressor you could charge the entire system to say 50 psi and let it sit for a day or two and periodically check the gauge. It should not drop over a day or two. This is the only way to know for sure and it's how piping system in new houses get tested.
If you did happen to have a problem, the PEX piping will be okay and it'd be a fitting, valve or faucet (or pump if it had water in it) that could be damaged.
'Course, make sure the fittings for testing you put together don't leak, lol.
You could go to HD or hardware store and buy a pressure gauge and a few fittings. With a compressor you could charge the entire system to say 50 psi and let it sit for a day or two and periodically check the gauge. It should not drop over a day or two. This is the only way to know for sure and it's how piping system in new houses get tested.
If you did happen to have a problem, the PEX piping will be okay and it'd be a fitting, valve or faucet (or pump if it had water in it) that could be damaged.
'Course, make sure the fittings for testing you put together don't leak, lol.
