Wayne Carpenter
New Member
After a man who is not a professional plumber installed a hot water flexible copper connector in an upstairs apartment to replace a bad connector (water ran down into my apartment), while being allowed to view the upstairs hot water tank connector fix, I became concerned about the sharp or small radius that the new connector was bent at. (I've had too much trouble with poor apartment maintenance before.)
I attached some photos. As you can see, the issue is with the connector on the right. Is there a standard minimum radius that the copper connectors should be bent to or not or should a person try to find out from the manufacturer what it is? I am guessing that the radius at the sharpest area is maybe 1 1/4 inches or possibly less.
It looks like the tank was installed in 8-4-2001.
Thanks.
I attached some photos. As you can see, the issue is with the connector on the right. Is there a standard minimum radius that the copper connectors should be bent to or not or should a person try to find out from the manufacturer what it is? I am guessing that the radius at the sharpest area is maybe 1 1/4 inches or possibly less.
It looks like the tank was installed in 8-4-2001.
Thanks.