Bending the tubing will cause it to harden. So bend it once...

Patrick Spragge

> On Mar 29, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> 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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> Neil n
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