Hooking up directly to hot water tank
After extensive renovations/repairs to our 1985 Shasta travel trailer, we are ready to re-hook up the hot water heater but are at a bit of a loss. When we bought the camper all all of the piping leadi...
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With trailer that gutted/open I would get rid of that gray Polybutylene pipe and start new with 1/2" PEX and run cold water lines to all fixtures and then hot water lines to fixtures.
Sharkbite fittings can be used or FlairIT (by SeaTech)
Water heater plumbing (this one uses check valve in Hot out---I would NOT use check valve. I would have a shutoff valve in hot out (cold in and bypass---3 valve system)
With trailer that gutted/open I would get rid of that gray Polybutylene pipe and start new with 1/2" PEX and run cold water lines to all fixtures and then hot water lines to fixtures.
Sharkbite fittings can be used or FlairIT (by SeaTech)
Water heater plumbing (this one uses check valve in Hot out---I would NOT use check valve. I would have a shutoff valve in hot out (cold in and bypass---3 valve system)
