New 40 Gallon Water Heater with Stainless Steel Pex connections and fittings with RYOBI P660 demo
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- The Ryobi P660 is used to install a new A O Smith Signature 100 water heater with Boshart stainless steel fittings. The video shows the completed job plus a short demonstration on the P660 on 3/4 PEX.
I bought the fittings from Supplyhouse, the fastest shipping in the industry.
The P660 is a dream to use.
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Awesome, looking forward for the video on how to calibrate it
Coming soon!
Thanks!
I use both I started with copper rings too but use the stainless steel with that ryobi p660 tools it’s been awesome pex has changed my life now
The P660 is an incredible value for 140 dollars.
Time will tell how long it lasts.
Thanks for watching!
Nice video! Thank you for taking the time to impart your knowledge and experience!
Glad it was helpful!
The P660 is a game changer ($70 Direct Tool). `I used Boshart's as well to for the best flow and corrosion resistance BUT I found that Sioux Chief makes identical fitting in copper at about half the cost and the same swept profile on their elbows. They're USA made and a good step up from inconsistent Chinese brass.
70 bucks at DT is a heckuva price! You did good on that. Sioux Chief makes some of the best fittings there are. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I like those stainless fittings, might have to order some. The Ryobi cincher is a great tool -- so much easier than manual cramping tools in tight or awkward spaces.
I had a rental inspector tell me that the T&P discharge pipe had to be metal. Went to the Home Depot to get one and they said they had never heard of that requirement. Replaced it to make the inspector happy, but I'm not going to do it with every water heater. In one manufactured home, the T&P is connected to PEX plumbed to discharge in a basement sink. Not sure I have much confidence in that.
Some codes and inspectors still demand a metal T&P discharge, but locally they are moving away from it. Home Depot sells that real thin poly discharge with the metal 3/4 NPT fitting in straight and extended elbow models. Very thin wall, but any lifting of the T&P valve should be a quick shot out then close.
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Nice video, also waiting for calibration, thank you for your work 👍
I think I misspoke.
It checks the calibration of the jaw spacing, if it fails you have to send it in to Ryobi.
I'm still doing a video on the process.
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Liked your video - clear and helpful.
Thank you for watching!
I’ve honestly never had a leak with the pinch pex way more with expansion pex
I'm with you, if you take an extra second to position the clamp, and use a calibrated tool, I have yet to see one leak.
Plumbers like the crimp rings around here for one reason, cheap. The stainless steel clamps in 3/4 inch are nearly one dollar each.
I really like the P660 for the money. Especially after hand surgery still impacts it.
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"Oetiker PEX clamps are made in the USA to ASTM F2098 standard from stainless steel." from the listing on Pex Universe.
That's worth a trip to Lowes and there's not much of a difference in price. Like you said , Oetiker is the original.
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I use that tools and no leaks ever only 2 but that was my partner fault not properly inserted love pex b
Yes sir! I really like the Ryobi pex tool!
2 years now, any leaks? lol
No, not a drop!
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@@pmtips4482 That's good to hear from the specs on the pex b fittings at home depot I was seeing 100 psi at 180F on the apollo rings so I was looking specifically for how these fittings handled being used around water heaters and heat sources. Thanks for sharing!
I still use copper rings, never an issue unless the PEX is out of spec. I like those stainless steel fittings, maybe I'll order some, but I use almost entirely the plastic ones, the well water here eats brass & copper, and almost all my jobs are on rural properties.
Hi Chris, I have heard about the acidic water damaging the brass and copper fittings in the south. Up here it runs on average a higher ph level.
I've worked with three professional plumbers in the last month, from meter work to whole house transitions, and to a main shutoff, all three used a different method but all used PEX. One swore by copper crimp rings, the other stainless pinch clamps, the third relied only on the Viega style press stainless sleeve. So far......none of those fittings have even thought about leaking!
Time will tell though.
Thanks for watching and have a good one!
I do not see vacuum relief valve installed on this electric water tank?
I am being told new water heaters will have a hole in the dip tube to prevent needing a vacuum relief valve, and also supposedly not needed on top fed water heaters. Bottom fed is another matter.
Thanks for sharing!
@@pmtips4482 thank you!