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 Propane copper tubing connection???
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09/30/15 04:35 PM
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the previous owner of the cab-over camper I bought, had to cut one of the copper tubing lines to the secondary heater to replace one of the jack stand mounts. He merely cut the line with some side cutters. I need to attach a rubber hose to the copper tubing to route back thru the frame to the propane tank. I do not have any copper tubing flaring tools ...
could I merely get a hose with the proper fitting on one end to re-attach to the T up near the tank and merely slide the hose over the copper tubing (where it was cut) and put a hose clamp or two on it???
or is there some type of a copper tubing fitting that would be similar to a dressler coupling that slides over the tubing that could be tightened down on the tubing to seal...
or do I need to get a flaring tool and do it with a flared fitting?
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Re: Propane copper tubing connection???
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09/30/15 04:45 PM
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You need a tubing cutter and a union, no flare tool needed to repair copper tubing. Like this - 
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Re: Propane copper tubing connection???
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09/30/15 05:47 PM
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the previous owner of the cab-over camper I bought, had to cut one of the copper tubing lines to the secondary heater to replace one of the jack stand mounts. He merely cut the line with some side cutters. I need to attach a rubber hose to the copper tubing to route back thru the frame to the propane tank. I do not have any copper tubing flaring tools ...
could I merely get a hose with the proper fitting on one end to re-attach to the T up near the tank and merely slide the hose over the copper tubing (where it was cut) and put a hose clamp or two on it???
or is there some type of a copper tubing fitting that would be similar to a dressler coupling that slides over the tubing that could be tightened down on the tubing to seal...
or do I need to get a flaring tool and do it with a flared fitting? You may swing buy a Propane shop and have them pre make you up a line Sir... Be careful that Propane is nothing to mess around with in a Camper..sure you know that Bud...
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Re: Propane copper tubing connection???
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09/30/15 08:27 PM
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Some folks advocate removing all copper lines from an RV. I stayed with my 42 year old copper lines and a brand new propane detector. I did leak test...
Cast I have a short attention spa
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