Magnum330
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I have a 29' Thor with a slow drip in a tee connection under the sink. I have white tubing and there is a silver clamp arouund it. How should I repair it? The clamp looks like it required a special tool to put on. Should I use an adjustable hose clamp?
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Jarhead 1
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Remove clamp and replace with small hose clamp.
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knort001
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This is a hi pressure hose and clamp.I developed the same leak from the T. Home depot sells the T and I used regular stainless clamps to put on. It will be difficult to put back on, so I used vaseline., used a small hacksaw to get all three points off...mobile rv repair wanted $75 bucks,,,cost $5 do do it yourself.
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LarryJM
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Magnum330 wrote:I have a 29' Thor with a slow drip in a tee connection under the sink. I have white tubing and there is a silver clamp arouund it. How should I repair it? The clamp looks like it required a special tool to put on. Should I use an adjustable hose clamp?
It might be PEX tubing and your only option w/o using a replacement PEX fitting and clamps along with the crimping tool is to use something like a shark bite type fitting to replace that leaking connection. In my RV I have white PEX for cold and red for hot so if you also have some red colored lines there, it's a good bet you have the PEX water pipes and those can't be sealed with anything but the crimp fittings or aftermarket fittings like Shark-Bite and a couple other brands compatible with PEX piping.
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dodgebob08
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if it's the rigid type line, they make a compression fitting that can be used in place of the crimp on. it's easier to install without crimping tools and they should have it at Lowe's/Home Depot, just make sure to get the right size. you'll just cut off the old fitting as close to it as you can, install the new fitting and tighten down all 3 sides. i've found it pays to take a look at the pipes (pressure & drain) regularly, after some bouncing around they'll start to leak, it's easier to tighten up a treaded fitting than a crimped one.
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russhd1997
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I have seen the compression fittings that dodgebob08 is talking about at Home Depot. Has anyone used these in a TT. Do they stay tight and leak free or do you have to keep tightening them? I want to install a shut off valve at my throne and was thinking of using one of these.
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DavidP
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Most likely PEX and it uses OETIKER clamps and OETIKER crimping tool. The tool is very expensive but can be rented. I rented one at ACE once for my last camper. I'm surprised you got a leak, they are normally pretty failsafe fittings. The nice aspect especially with an RV is the pipe can spin inside the fitting. I would use the proper OETIKER clamp and crimping tool to make the repair.
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LarryJM
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russhd1997 wrote:I have seen the compression fittings that dodgebob08 is talking about at Home Depot. Has anyone used these in a TT. Do they stay tight and leak free or do you have to keep tightening them? I want to install a shut off valve at my throne and was thinking of using one of these.
As I mentioned fittings like the Shark-Bite and some others IIRC like Quest, etc. are great. They are not cheap, but will work good from all I have read and you just need to be sure they are compatible with the lines you are using them on.
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pghfan
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There are replacement fittings that can be used with the PEX tubing, and they just push on over the tubing. You can get them at Lowes - they are cream color, and as I said the tubing slides into the fitting and is secured by an o-ring type of compression fit. No barbs to force the tubing over, and no clamps needed. Used these when I had to remove some PEX fittings in the old camper. As long as tubing is not crushed, and it is a clean cut, these will work. I replaced 2 Pex nineties with these type and never had a problem. I think they have T fittings also.
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russhd1997
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Those are the fittings that I was asking about. The ones that Home Depot carries are gray in color but are basically the same thing. They have butt connectors, tees, shut off valves and elbows. I bought a shut off valve to try but haven't had the time to install it yet. I will post the results after I do.
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