Ron,
One of he pit falls of trying to repair/replace copper tubing and
fittings in any coach that has been exposed to temperatures low enough to
cause freezing ruptures is that the copper expands everywhere till it
bursts. Because water in the pipes freezes at different rates (depending on
heat loss in that part of the trailer) you will see many breaks at different
locations. The problem is that you can still have expansion of the pipe and
fittings at locations where there appears to be no damage. When this occurs
and you try to replace that pipe and standard fittings it is a different
size yet when you try the next standard size up it wont fit either.
There are two methods of resolving this.
One:
Reinforced PVC Tubing Rated at 250PSI @ 70Deg F and hose clamps to repair
the damaged sections
Two:
Replace the whole system with your choice of materials (RPVC, Copper, Brass,
CPVC, & Rubber Hose If you don't mind the smell)
My Personal favorite would be to replace the entire system with RPVC and
Brass fittings. They will withstand a minor freeze without catastrophic
results because of the flexibility of the RPVC.
Have fun and let us know how things turn out.
WAM52
'66 TWLY
'63 OLLY
'56 CARLY
WDCU 2000
http://www.servintfree.net/wbcci-dc
"See Ya Down The Road"
----- Original Message -----
From: asbestos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 3:25 PM
Subject: [VAC] plumbing
> I am trying to redo the plumbing in my as but it is a total mis-mash of
> parts. Nothing fits. I have some quest and some copper tube. The copper
tube
> going to the sink is to very slightly different sizes. one barely fits a
3/8
> flair nut. the other not at all, but it is two small for a 1/2 flare I
tried
> quest fittings and had the same problem I have 3 sizes of copper tube and
> only one seems to be a standard size, and then not really. What a joke. I
am
> so mad I could eat tacks. I have never encountered anything like it
before.
> I am tempted to put the Mickey mouse arrangement of plastic and vinyl
> tubing and hose clamps back in.
> Ron
>
