Im not an expert but i bought bendable properly rated (thicker wall type
than that used for refrigerator water supply) 3/8" copper pipe from an RV
repair shop. It was easy to bend with a spring type bender.

Neil.

On Wednesday, March 29, 2017, Christophe Guilbert <
cguilbert@picasso.ucsf.edu> wrote:

> Hi guys.
>
> I bought a new propane tank for my vanagon and the instruction said that
> its unlikely that I have to cut the pipe. Well, turns out that I kink
> the pipe trying to adjust it to the new tank ! :-[
>
> Any way , as a stupid person paying my craving DIY mistakes , I need to
> rebuild the propane 3/8" copper tubing .
>
> I know its type K for sure but I don't know if the original tubing is
> soft or hard ?
>
> To me , it is hard but online search said that you can't bend hard
> copper  . Is that the case ?
>
> What if I use a tubing bender on hard tubing. Should I buy soft tubing ?
>
> Any input (of expert ) will be appreciate.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Chris
>

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