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Post by hawker63 on Sept 27, 2020 6:53:11 GMT -5
We have a 4460 that we had a washer / dryer installed in. Noticed recently were getting water leaks at the “T” the installer used to break into the line that was feeding the sink so he could get water to the washer. He put in a Pex 1/2” Tee. I removed it and found that the original lines (blue/red in the boat) are not actually 1/2” PEX but slightly smaller, bigger than 3/8”, bit smaller than 1/2” which is why we had a leak. The installer tried to jam this line into the 1/2 Pex fitting and it eventually worked its way back out. Does anyone know the size of these lines and what fittings should be used?
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Post by jnelson90 on Sept 28, 2020 10:51:30 GMT -5
My 3860 uses 15mm lines - suspect may be the same for you. 1/2" is close but not exact match to 15mm
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Post by wjh on Sept 28, 2020 12:58:28 GMT -5
My 3860 uses 15mm lines - suspect may be the same for you. 1/2" is close but not exact match to 15mm In the mechanic's world, I believe wrenches that are 13mm are close to 1/2" - not 15mm. I am not sure about pipe. |
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Post by sgilbert on Sept 28, 2020 13:24:45 GMT -5
If you Google 15mm Pex, you'll find a whole lot of fittings.
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Post by hawker63 on Sept 28, 2020 16:26:53 GMT -5
Thanks that makes sense. I guess the Marina shouldn’t have tried to jam the 15mm into a 1/2” Pex T they added to install the washer/dryer and I wouldn’t have spent the weekend with a wet vac.....
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Post by tc33obx on Sept 29, 2020 14:28:56 GMT -5
JNelson is right on point with this, I went through the same issue with the hot water heater hook up. You need to get 15mm pex fittings. A little harder to obtain, but Amazon has a lot that worked just fine for me.
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