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Grey_Mountain
Explorer
Apr 27, 2019

Replacement Water Heater Part

There is a 90 degree 1/2" elbow coming out of the back of my heater, male on one end and female on the other. It is bluish/grey in color. I've been told that that product is no longer made. My coach is a 2006. It appears I have two options: 1) galvanized pipe. 2) Schedule 40 PVC.
Suggestions?
Either would work; however, what about long-term implications?
  • Grey_Mountain's avatar
    Grey_Mountain
    Explorer
    Apr 27, 2019
    Bought a Schdule 40 PVC street elbow (although I didn't know that's what it is called) at Home Depot, then on the way home, stopped at an RV place and they ordered the appropriate part for me.
    I took a look at the Qest Street Elbow in Chris Bryant's post above, and was just about to ask what Mpt/Fpt meant when I figured it out all by my self.
    When it comes to plumbing, I am a rather good woodworker.

    GM
  • jules6's avatar
    jules6
    Explorer
    Apr 27, 2019
    This is called a street elbow and you can get it at just about any hardware store.
  • Darryl_Rita's avatar
    Darryl_Rita
    Explorer
    Apr 27, 2019
    A street elbow? They come in almost every material known to man. Galvanized runs the risk of dissimilar material corrosion, while metal threaded into plastic runs the risk of cracking the plastic. I'd look at brass.
  • BFL13's avatar
    BFL13
    Explorer II
    Apr 27, 2019
    What is the make and model of the water heater?

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