@@tmactheplumber4966 I've been using them for over a decade and trust me as a Commercial Service Plumber starting to do smaller Residential Calls, its a must have tool. Not every situation is perfect such as tight spaces but there are instances it is. When you sweat pipe the situations need to perfect, no water in the pipe; clean surfaces; with propress sometimes in a jam and in commercial environment your waiting for the pipe to be completely dry for you to sweat the pipe then you have to clean and flux. With Propress you can just Press and go...
You can get a few Used ones on eBay for around $2000. My suggestion is if buying used after buying it send it to Ridgid and get it calibrated, because you don't know the amount of usage it has had previously. Every 42000 Crimps it needs to be re-calibrated for the RP340 and the new one I just got the RP350 100000 that can be monitored by Bluetooth. A while back before starting my own business I worked at a Mid-Size Commercial Service Company that had them on all the trucks. I got a call to put in a Direct Vent Water Heater. If you've ever worked on one you'd know they're alot more fittings when your doing the side taps on the closed loop for Domestic Hot Water and Heating, anyway...to keep a long story long...I pressed quite a bit of fitting to turn the water on and every one of the fitting to leak because the Propress needed to calibrated...trust me it only needs to happen once for you to learn your lesson...
To answer your question it isn't simple, I'll just word this so your aware on different levels. I installed a 2 Gallon Expansion in this video because it is required on Water Heaters that have a capacity of 66 Gallons and lower. I didn't specify in the description but this is a 40 Gal Gas WH. If I were to install a 75 Gallon Water Heater then I would install a 4.5 Gallon Expansion Tank. Also by code if the expansion tank is installed horizontally, then it would require strapping but doesn't require it vertical. To answer your question even on a 2 Gallon expansion tank I've had a leak where I've teed of the Domestic Cold Water and installed it Vertically to avoid strapping and had a leak on a Propress fitting. So I've always made a note to strap or brace the pipe in anyway possible. The failure could have possibly to do with the brand of Propress fitting I was using too. But why question it when you can just do the right thing. So, no I definitely would not recommend you utilizing a 4.5 Gallon Expansion Tank without strapping it in any way Propress.
It is because of your video I will spend $2400 for a tool; it's your fault my money will be gone. LOL SUBSCRIBED
I have yet to use them pro press fittings. I'm leary of anything with a seal.
@@tmactheplumber4966 I've been using them for over a decade and trust me as a Commercial Service Plumber starting to do smaller Residential Calls, its a must have tool. Not every situation is perfect such as tight spaces but there are instances it is. When you sweat pipe the situations need to perfect, no water in the pipe; clean surfaces; with propress sometimes in a jam and in commercial environment your waiting for the pipe to be completely dry for you to sweat the pipe then you have to clean and flux. With Propress you can just Press and go...
You can get a few Used ones on eBay for around $2000. My suggestion is if buying used after buying it send it to Ridgid and get it calibrated, because you don't know the amount of usage it has had previously. Every 42000 Crimps it needs to be re-calibrated for the RP340 and the new one I just got the RP350 100000 that can be monitored by Bluetooth. A while back before starting my own business I worked at a Mid-Size Commercial Service Company that had them on all the trucks. I got a call to put in a Direct Vent Water Heater. If you've ever worked on one you'd know they're alot more fittings when your doing the side taps on the closed loop for Domestic Hot Water and Heating, anyway...to keep a long story long...I pressed quite a bit of fitting to turn the water on and every one of the fitting to leak because the Propress needed to calibrated...trust me it only needs to happen once for you to learn your lesson...
What size screws your used to drill into the tank for the expansion tank strap?
Should have used brass nipples on the water heater
One side you did why not both?
The Blair Witch Plumbing Project.
Are those press fittings strong enough to support a failed 5gal expansion tank? Or did you end u adding additional strapping?
To answer your question it isn't simple, I'll just word this so your aware on different levels. I installed a 2 Gallon Expansion in this video because it is required on Water Heaters that have a capacity of 66 Gallons and lower. I didn't specify in the description but this is a 40 Gal Gas WH. If I were to install a 75 Gallon Water Heater then I would install a 4.5 Gallon Expansion Tank. Also by code if the expansion tank is installed horizontally, then it would require strapping but doesn't require it vertical. To answer your question even on a 2 Gallon expansion tank I've had a leak where I've teed of the Domestic Cold Water and installed it Vertically to avoid strapping and had a leak on a Propress fitting. So I've always made a note to strap or brace the pipe in anyway possible. The failure could have possibly to do with the brand of Propress fitting I was using too. But why question it when you can just do the right thing. So, no I definitely would not recommend you utilizing a 4.5 Gallon Expansion Tank without strapping it in any way Propress.
Strapping can be seen in the video if you look closely. The tank is not held by the fittings.
Those fittings will all eventually leak because you didn't de bur or ream or clean the pipe.. I see this everyday.