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Flex lines on hot water heater
I noticed that my electric water heater has the stainless steel flex water lines on it and not the solid copper pipe going to the water heater. They dont thread onto the copper pipe, instead they are attached with compression fittings. Is this setup ok? Just wondering because all the other water heaters I have seen are plumbed with copper pipe. Are the stainless steel flex lines anything to worry about?
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01-09-2008, 06:11 AM
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IF the compression joints don't loosen up I would say no problem, but as you noticed in other installations there wasn't any flex lines. What is the nominal diameter of the feed lines? 3/8", 1/2", 3/4"?
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01-09-2008, 01:25 PM
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The lines are 3/4 inch.
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01-09-2008, 03:08 PM
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ss lines
The stainless steel lines will work fine. Just be sure to check for any external leaks. Many systems are using ss now as opposed to copper, because the price of copper has gotten "out of sight"
Don S
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