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Re: [GMCnet] Water lines [message #299115 is a reply to message #299109] Sat, 16 April 2016 07:34 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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On Friday, April 15, 2016, Peter Garry wrote:

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> Sent from my iPhone
> I have been rebuilding my 73 23 footer. The original water piping was
> copper and wandered up over the ceiling and all over. To replace I felt
> that PEX would be best. However PEX does not bend around tight corners very
> well so one needs to use lots of joints with the "shark" connections. From
> experience I knew that if there was to be any breakage it would be at a
> joint, more joints more opportunity for a failure. My solution....... use a
> flexible reinforced plastic pipe with every fixture connected directly to a
> manifold, one for hot and one for cold. No joints except at the manifold
> and at the fixture. (Some call this home run plumbing) Made sure that the 2
> manifolds were accessible and the clamp fittings all had their tightening
> threads easy to tighten.
> Just my solution to plumbing in extremely tight spaces.
> Peter Garry
> 73-23ft
> Calgary Alberta
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