By Pass value nut leaking

[phelpo]

Well I guess I'm special. Saying that is because my
leak is not from a pex line or the value itself. No
my leak is from a pinhole in the nut that attaches
to the by pass value!

In doing a search on "by pass values" I could
not find anyone with this condition. This being
the holiday weekend no one (rv dealer) are
open.

The leak is a drip drip drip. Has anyone found
a way to to fix a plastic nut?

thanks,
Phelpo

 

[cookie]

Just a thought here, but I doubt that the nut is the problem.
The valve should be sealed and the nut is just there to hold it in place.
I think you need to look a little closer for a cracked valve body or faulty O-ring.

Peace
Dave

 

[wdk450]

Home Depot has 1/2 inch PEX fittings. You MAY be able to temporarily fix the problem with silicone self fusing tape, i.e. "Miracle Tape". If you don't want to invest in a PEX crimping tool, you may want to look at the Sharkbite brand PEX fittings at Home Depot, which require no crimping. http://www.sharkbite.com/

 

[phelpo]

thanks guys for the input. I blew off the water on the
nut and it reappears in the middle of the nut, not at
the top but in the darn middle.

See I'm special
Phelpo

 

[phelpo]

forgot to tell you all but there is the thread nut then
another 90 ext screwed into the nut then the pex
piping. I'm going to but the tool
Phelpo

 

[danemayer]

forgot to tell you all but there is the thread nut then
another 90 ext screwed into the nut then the pex
piping. I'm going to but the tool
Phelpo

Sounds like a 1/2" 90 degree swivel fitting. Even the plastic ones can be hard to find locally. If you have to order, you might want to get a brass fitting like this.

 

[phelpo]

thanks that would do if it is correct

 

[phelpo]

can i buy this part direct from heartland??

 

[danemayer]

can i buy this part direct from heartland??

You probably can. I'd suggest taking a picture so the parts dep't is clear on the part you want.

You may want to compare shipping charges from other online sources.

 

[phelpo]

any idea who makes the by pass value? B & B does not show it on
their web site. I''m trying to figure out the size of the nut before
calling rv dealers. Thanks to all

Phelpo

 

[danemayer]

If you ask for a fitting for 1/2" pex, that'll probably get you the correct one. I doubt there are different size nuts.

 

[phelpo]

had to cut the three pex tubes to get by pass valve out.

Found out that the value is one piece, what looked like
a lg nut wasn't. Now to find a complete valve

Any ideas?

 

[danemayer]

had to cut the three pex tubes to get by pass valve out.

Found out that the value is one piece, what looked like
a lg nut wasn't. Now to find a complete valve

Any ideas?

Got any pictures?

 

[wdk450]

had to cut the three pex tubes to get by pass valve out.

Found out that the value is one piece, what looked like
a lg nut wasn't. Now to find a complete valve

Any ideas?

Check out the guides on this Heartland Manuals Section: http://manuals.heartlandowners.org/?man=/Plumbing/UDC/Anderson

My guess is that you have an Anderson 200 valve. Call Heartland Service with your VIN to confirm this, and possibly get it from them.
Here is a link on the Anderson valve: http://www.andersonbrass.com/rv_4_function_fill_station.php
I found one place to order the valves online: http://www.fitzilla.com/Store/page188.html

Good Luck!!!

 

[danemayer]

Are we talking about the hot water heater bypass valve, or the Anderson 4-way valve, or an antifreeze suction valve?

 

[brianharrison]

If it is the branded B&B Molders 3 way bypass valve in the UDC, then a call to Heartland Customer Service for a replacement or using a Swan Industries (alternate supplier) may work.

Here is an older thread.

Hope this helps.
Brian

 

[57chevyconvt]

I purchased my replacement B&B Molder 3-way valves with 1/2" NPT Apollo three way brass ball valves from Amazon for about 1/2 the price from Swan Industries. You will have to do some minor modifications to the B&B Molders face plate that secures the valve to the wall of the UDC.