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Author:
Don411 (KY)
Guys,
Replacing the gas piping in the RV with new 1/2" black pipe and fittings as well. There are 4 appliances in the RV that connect to the main pipe with 3/8" copper tubing and flare fittings. Three of the appliances are located in the right next to each other at the end of the black pipe run and connect via a cross fitting like this:
The existing fitting is almost the same, except that it is SAE 45 deg flare on 3 sides and the 4th side is female 1/2" NPT to connect to the black pipe. Everybody carries a 4-way flare, but for the life of me I cannot find the 3-way flare with one side NPT. I have run out of places that come up with Google....did they stop making these?
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Author:
johnjh2o (FL)
Just get a 3/8 flare x 1/2" female and attach it to your flare cross.
John
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Author:
joe plumber (NE)
Why not use the existing four way fitting you have now ? Or use the new four way fitting with nuts and get a 1/2" female iron pipe x 3/8" flare adaptor and a short piece of copper .Put the nuts on the copper ,in the right direction ,flare the copper and hook them together .There
are other ways to it also .
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Author:
johnjh2o (FL)
I think that's what I said.
John
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Author:
joe plumber (NE)
Good for you ,John.Alot of answers get duplicated on this site .Do you want me to cancel my reply ?I believe when I started my reply there was no answers .When I posted it yours was there .Excuse me ,Not .
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Author:
johnjh2o (FL)
I wasn't criticizing you I guess I should have said great minds think alike.
john
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Author:
Don411 (KY)
This is the fitting that is seemingly made from unobtainium:
I was hoping for a mfr name or marking but no such luck. I cut the whole pipe out with this on the end of it and it got dragged on the concrete so two of the flare surfaces are scratched, and I am guessing it won't seal properly now.
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Author:
packy
it's hard to recommend a solution without knowing how much play there is in the piping below.
any number of combinations of fittings will get the piping back together.
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Author:
Don411 (KY)
Thanks guys! Packy, this is the piping that runs under the RV frame. I took it all out, so it's getting replaced from the tank pigtail on back, so any fitting combo will work. I was just finding it odd that I couldn't find this particular fitting....
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Author:
Don411 (KY)
FYI, I caled Anderson and that part has been discontinued....that would explain why none of teh Anderson distributors carry it. Oh well, on to plan B.
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Author:
Don411 (KY)
Yup!
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