flexible copper for baseboard

realolman

that the pressure on your water heater would be considerably higher than your baseboard.... I can't think of anything that would cause problems.

Tom Hopkins

flexible copper for baseboard

Hi guys, I installed a new section of copper 3/4" baseboard but because the crawlspace below was partial blocked I was not going to be able to solder a fitting so I used a piece of 3/4" fleexible copper tubing that is made for hot water heaters. The flex has been hooked up for a few weeks now and I still don't have any leakes or problems. Will I start to have problems in the near future or is this acceptable? Thanks for your help. Scott

Al Letellier_9

fllexible copper

Just remember that copper is a work hardened metal...the more it works the harder (and more brittle) it gets. I wouldn't trust that "accordian" tube for too long. Can you use a piece of soft copper or pex in its place? That would be a more permanent fix in my book. My two pennies worth.

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hot_rod

As long as you

soldered it in place. I'm not sure the gasket included with the threaded versions is up to the temperture it might see in a boiler loop.

I'd guess the wall thickness is as good or better than the tube in most copper fin tube baseboard. It seems to be less then "M" grade?

I think Slant Fin still offers a flexible connector like that.

Watts Radiant Onix makes a nice flexible connector, if you have the fittings and clamps available. It never makes noise if it rubs on wood

hot rod