Water heater fitting?
A couple of months ago, I was driving some washboard roads with my Lance 850 to get to a remote campground. Get parked and leveled, turn on the water pump, and immediately hear water in the cabinet. T...
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nomad297 wrote:Dakota98 wrote:nomad297 wrote:Vet Man wrote:
Teflon Tape
This is correct. NEVER use pipe dope/thread compound on any plastic or rubber plumbing parts -- it will degrade the plastic and make it very brittle.
Bruce
Wouldn't either one of these be suitable ?
Dope
Tape
No. Never, ever use a compound on plastic or rubber plumbing parts, especially threads. Believe me. I've been fixing these mistakes for over three decades now.
Bruce
Which is why that plastic fitting failed due to vibration........factory used DOPE when doing install
