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| [GMCnet] fresh water plumbing repair question [message #304691] |
Mon, 01 August 2016 13:21  |
Burt and Faye curtis
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This winter, due to where I had the coach parked after being towed home
with the dead trani, a rat moved in and chewed a lot of plastic items in
the coach (storage container, etc,) One of these things was the water
supply line to the kitchen sink. So, under pressure it has a very noticable
leak - more like a jet stream of water shooting out. Found the spot easily
enough and now am looking for how to fix it. This is the original black
plastic tubing that we couldn't find fitting for. Might just be them limit
stores I am working with, or ....? Does anyone have the answer for what
would work and where to get it?
Thanks in advance.
Fay Curtis
'76 Glenbrook aka Tumblewed
Kneeland, CA
not at the edge of the world, but can see it from here
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| Re: [GMCnet] fresh water plumbing repair question [message #304693 is a reply to message #304691] |
Mon, 01 August 2016 13:46  |
emerystora
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Faye
They also have the fittings on Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=qest+plumbing+fittings
they have the couplings in both 3/8 and 1/2’ sizes.
Emery Stora
> On Aug 1, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Burt and Faye curtis wrote:
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> This winter, due to where I had the coach parked after being towed home
> with the dead trani, a rat moved in and chewed a lot of plastic items in
> the coach (storage container, etc,) One of these things was the water
> supply line to the kitchen sink. So, under pressure it has a very noticable
> leak - more like a jet stream of water shooting out. Found the spot easily
> enough and now am looking for how to fix it. This is the original black
> plastic tubing that we couldn't find fitting for. Might just be them limit
> stores I am working with, or ....? Does anyone have the answer for what
> would work and where to get it?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Fay Curtis
> '76 Glenbrook aka Tumblewed
> Kneeland, CA
> not at the edge of the world, but can see it from here
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| Re: [GMCnet] fresh water plumbing repair question [message #304694 is a reply to message #304691] |
Mon, 01 August 2016 13:41 |
emerystora
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Check Home Depot for Qest fittings. You can likely just cut the line where the leak is an insert a Qest coupling fitting.
If they don't have it a Shark slip on coupler might work OK.
Emery Stora
> On Aug 1, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Burt and Faye curtis wrote:
>
> This winter, due to where I had the coach parked after being towed home
> with the dead trani, a rat moved in and chewed a lot of plastic items in
> the coach (storage container, etc,) One of these things was the water
> supply line to the kitchen sink. So, under pressure it has a very noticable
> leak - more like a jet stream of water shooting out. Found the spot easily
> enough and now am looking for how to fix it. This is the original black
> plastic tubing that we couldn't find fitting for. Might just be them limit
> stores I am working with, or ....? Does anyone have the answer for what
> would work and where to get it?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Fay Curtis
> '76 Glenbrook aka Tumblewed
> Kneeland, CA
> not at the edge of the world, but can see it from here
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| Re: [GMCnet] fresh water plumbing repair question [message #304699 is a reply to message #304691] |
Mon, 01 August 2016 15:05 |
fbhtxak
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Faye,
Pex tubing and fittings will also work. Last week, I had a small leak in the
cold water tubing just downstream of the pressure regulator in the Airstream
motorhome I use during summers here in Alaska. It has the same black plastic
tubing (polybutylene?) as you described. The Pex fittings are compatible
with that now obsolete tubing. Sources at
https://www.google.com/#q=where+to+buy+Pex+fittings
Fred Hudspeth
Fred Hudspeth
1978 Royale (TZE 368V101335) - Tyler, TX
1982 Airstream Excella (motorhome) - Cooper Landing, Alaska (summers)
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Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:46:10 -0600
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Faye
They also have the fittings on Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keyword
s=qest+plumbing+fittings
they have the couplings in both 3/8 and 1/2? sizes.
Emery Stora
> On Aug 1, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Burt and Faye curtis
wrote:
>
> This winter, due to where I had the coach parked after being towed home
> with the dead trani, a rat moved in and chewed a lot of plastic items in
> the coach (storage container, etc,) One of these things was the water
> supply line to the kitchen sink. So, under pressure it has a very
noticable
> leak - more like a jet stream of water shooting out. Found the spot easily
> enough and now am looking for how to fix it. This is the original black
> plastic tubing that we couldn't find fitting for. Might just be them limit
> stores I am working with, or ....? Does anyone have the answer for what
> would work and where to get it?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Fay Curtis
> '76 Glenbrook aka Tumblewed
> Kneeland, CA
> not at the edge of the world, but can see it from here
> _______________________________________________
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| Re: [GMCnet] fresh water plumbing repair question [message #304751 is a reply to message #304699] |
Tue, 02 August 2016 12:09 |
jimk
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Faye,
call me as I can help you.
On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Fred Hudspeth wrote:
> Faye,
>
> Pex tubing and fittings will also work. Last week, I had a small leak in
> the
> cold water tubing just downstream of the pressure regulator in the
> Airstream
> motorhome I use during summers here in Alaska. It has the same black
> plastic
> tubing (polybutylene?) as you described. The Pex fittings are compatible
> with that now obsolete tubing. Sources at
> https://www.google.com/#q=where+to+buy+Pex+fittings
>
>
> Fred Hudspeth
>
>
> Fred Hudspeth
> 1978 Royale (TZE 368V101335) - Tyler, TX
> 1982 Airstream Excella (motorhome) - Cooper Landing, Alaska (summers)
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>
>
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>
> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:46:10 -0600
> From: Emery Stora
> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] fresh water plumbing repair question
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> Faye
>
> They also have the fittings on Amazon.com
>
> https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keyword
> s=qest+plumbing+fittings
> https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords
> =qest+plumbing+fittings>
> they have the couplings in both 3/8 and 1/2? sizes.
>
> Emery Stora
>
>> On Aug 1, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Burt and Faye curtis
> wrote:
>>
>> This winter, due to where I had the coach parked after being towed home
>> with the dead trani, a rat moved in and chewed a lot of plastic items in
>> the coach (storage container, etc,) One of these things was the water
>> supply line to the kitchen sink. So, under pressure it has a very
> noticable
>> leak - more like a jet stream of water shooting out. Found the spot
> easily
>> enough and now am looking for how to fix it. This is the original black
>> plastic tubing that we couldn't find fitting for. Might just be them
> limit
>> stores I am working with, or ....? Does anyone have the answer for what
>> would work and where to get it?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Fay Curtis
>> '76 Glenbrook aka Tumblewed
>> Kneeland, CA
>> not at the edge of the world, but can see it from here
>> _______________________________________________
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