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Plumbing materials - Michael - 07-01-2008 11:55 I noticed when I removed my hot water heater the coach had copper & galvanized fittings. The galvanized fittings sure seemed corroded. Shouldn't these all be copper fittings? Michael Putz 78FC35 "Putz'n Around" Mesa, Az Plumbing materials - Pete Masterson - 07-01-2008 12:19 Ideally, all the fittings would be copper. Considering the age of your FC, a previous owner may have taken a short cut and used galvanized fittings when replacing/repairing various components. In a home I once lived in, copper plumbing was used, except the last few inches to the various fixtures were fitted with galvanized nipples and other fittings. When the house was 20-30 years old, those were really bad... and it was a lot of work to get them out, etc. The small economy involved at the time they were installed hardly seemed like a reasonable savings, but "lowest bidder" sometimes means shortcuts are taken. Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Jul 1, 2008, at 4:55 PM, Michael wrote:
Plumbing materials - Gregory OConnor - 07-01-2008 12:40 Mike,you putz!, copper threaded parts are best to be fitted with a harder metal. I think that is where they used the galv?? I replace the galv fittings with brass even if there is copper avaliable. A copper threaded with copper ends up screwing the threads (both are soft). Using brass or galv keeps the threads erect. when you thread a male plastic fitting into the copper, the plastic ID is way small and it is hard to back out. Working with old copper lines I fit a good treaded pipe wrench close to the copper fitting to hold the stress from twisting the old line (for every action there is a equal and opposit reaction) GregoryO'Connor 94ptRomolandCa --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Michael" <mike.putz@...> wrote: > > I noticed when I removed my hot water heater the coach had copper & > galvanized fittings. The galvanized fittings sure seemed corroded. > Shouldn't these all be copper fittings? > > Michael Putz > 78FC35 "Putz'n Around" > Mesa, Az > Plumbing materials - Wilhelmus Schreurs - 07-01-2008 14:22 Michael:
I am in the process of changing my water heater as well, and yes, I would think so.
I have changed all of my piping inside my coach to Pex, with Wirsbo fittings, but fitting coming from the heater and all will be changed from iron to copper.
What heater are you installing in your coach? Bill 84 FC 35 SB "$quanderlodge"Terrace, B.C. Canada ----- Original Message ---- From: Michael <mike.putz@...> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:55:37 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Plumbing materials I noticed when I removed my hot water heater the coach had copper & galvanized fittings. The galvanized fittings sure seemed corroded. Shouldn't these all be copper fittings? Michael Putz 78FC35 "Putz'n Around" Mesa, Az
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