Hot Water Tank Flexible Copper Connector Min. Bend Radius

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Wayne Carpenter

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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.
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Ugly, but should be okay.
That's why I use 24" flex and not 18's. I get better bends with the longer length.

According to one copper connector manufacturer, the minimum radius for their's is 2.5 inches and another says their minimum radius is 8 inches. So this is inviting trouble.
 
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