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Rust proof water tank fittings

Submitted: Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 12:46

Rainman WA

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I have a 65 litre water container in the rear of my vehicle that came with plastic Nylex fittings when I bought it. The tank is great, but I had misgivings about the sturdiness of the plastic fittings so changed them all over to air hose fittings.

I now have the hose running from the tank to a Nitto stop valve, and when I need water I simply plug in a hose pipe and the water runs out when I open the tap. It’s a great system that is very convenient.

The problem is, air hose fittings contain metal parts which eventually rust. After a recent two week trip up to the Pilbara, the Nitto stop valve started to rust and we had some difficulty clicking the hose pipe into place and stopping water running out when the pipe was removed.

The Nitto valve has water sitting inside it all the time, so after a while the ball bearings and rings start to rust resulting in things starting to stick when they shouldn’t.

So my question is, is there anything available on the market that can cope with water that has the same click on convenience as air hose fittings and is stronger than the plastic Nylex fittings?

I have asked at places like Enzed etc, but they only seem to sell air hose fittings and aren’t much help.
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AnswerID: 254010   Submitted: Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 13:00

Russel & Mary replied:

Good quality stainless steel or brass fittings from a marine shop should do the trick. Rus.
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AnswerID: 254011   Submitted: Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 13:01

Ingtar replied:

All your standard water hose fittings are available in brass... I have always found these pretty hardy, and everything tightens up much better than the plastic. Most hardware stores should carry them.
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AnswerID: 254014   Submitted: Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 13:22

Andrew from Vivid Adventures replied:

I have a LongRanger tank and it came with food safe pipes and brass fittings... works well and nothing to rust.

I just push a food grade tube onto the barbed end when I need extra tube...

Cheers
Andrew.
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