Water heater Bypass???
I'm getting ready to winterize my TT in the next few weeks and I've been reading about a lot of recommendations on "bypassing" the Water Heater. I'm a newbie to this and my questions is in the belo...
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path1 wrote:
(off topic just a little) What type or what is the name are these fittings?
Looks like it would be easy to assemble or fix. Compared to my fittings that have a compression band that has to be mashed together with pliers type thing.
I dont want to highjack the op's thread but those fitting are a type of compression fitting. The nut goes onto the pipe then the pipe is shoved onto the barbed fitting then the nut is tightened and compresses onto the pipe.
My older jayco had the metal bands and had a leak at the water heater. Since it takes a special tool to install the aluminum or copper rings I opted for a third style of coupler which is like the Shark Bite brand sold at Home Depot. The shark bites are brass and pretty pricey. The same style can be bought at some hardware stores and almost always at RV stores and are made of plastic. There is a simple release tool that compresses the fitting to release a barbed style retainer. I like that one best. Very easy to use and I have never heard of them blowing off.
