Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
My daughter was getting a little warm in her bunk during our last camping trip, so I decided to put her a fan in to keep the air flowing. I had been wanting to add a 12-volt fan to the main livin...
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cheezy26_81 wrote:martipr wrote:if the above is true then why is the pressure relief valve made of brass and not nylon?Loopy wrote:MarionMedic wrote:
You can NOT use anything but the plastic/nylon "plugs" in my heater.
it doesn't use an ANODE ROD either.
I might re-do the setup at a later date.
I have the original plug I can use if it doesn't work.
I might get a braided nose this spring, but for now I'm trying this setup.
It's an "experiment" as are ALL mods that aren't "store bought".
Looks like the same water heater I have in my Jayco (Atwood 6 gallon DSI) in which I use a brass fitting to adapt to the braided stainless steel.
There's no reason you can't use brass in the threads on the water heater.
Almost any kind of metal fitting in the aluminum tank is prone to seizing, likely to the point that the tank will be ruined trying to remove the fitting. Be safe and use nylon fittings.
I've been out for a while and you beat me to it. I've been using brass and it's perfectly fine. Obviously the water heater manufacturers think so too or they wouldn't use brass either.
