Use of hose in place of copper tube may depend on where you live?
(applicable laws, rules, specs are local or national?)

Personally, I just put back what I found. (thick wall copper tube)

I understand about learning curves. Had I not had some experience with
brass, copper,
I may not have chosen to tackle the pipe R&R I did on my bus. I didn't
on my first bus.

Both my Vanagon Westies use/used a (called POL?) splitter at reg to
two copper pipes.
One to fridge, one to stove. Here's some pics of a new tank/reg install on
my Canadian '81. I removed old lines, hung the tank, had licensed RV
shop install new lines:

https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/PropaneLPTank#

When dealing with fittings, be sure to put a wrench on each part.
i.e. hold whatever part steady while you undo the nut.
On Dometic fridge, the male threaded part should have a bracket around
it holding
it steady to the fridge itself. The stove does not have this.

You can kind of see stove connection here:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aRCR7eFdIig/UHDDR765xVI/AAAAAAAAGKc/QAaTp6ziNZ4/s512/TF65%2520Detail%25202.jpg

fridge connection, looking down at fridge, as it would be installed.
LP connection visible in upper RH of image:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-m4ggbfHRMpo/Simcl-0AnwI/AAAAAAAADrk/kd6Q359qUL0/s640/Dometic182A_Top.jpg

On 4/3/15, Michael <mikewelldon@icloud.com> wrote:
> Ok. So it sounds like the general consensus is that the whole line needs to
> be replaced.
>
> Would it be better to just get the new hose that most RV shops sell?
>
> Also, what is involved in connecting the lines to the stove and fridge?
>
> So far my experience with working on my van is that everything is a bit more
> complicated than it should be.
>
>
>
>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> Would suggest you source your copper tube
>> from an RV shop or at least ensure that you
>> use the correct stuff.

--
Neil n

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