On 8/30/2015 4:43 PM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 30 Aug 2015 11:14:28 -0700, Don Y
wrote:

On 8/30/2015 10:18 AM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 30 Aug 2015 08:46:33 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:

I've used those "braided stainless" flex hoses sold for water heaters a couple
times. 3 out of the 4 hoses sprung leaks within a few years. The braided
stainless is all for show, because the interior of the hose is made of junk that
quickly springs leaks.

Dang. And I know you're not an idiot. Maybe water heater hoses are
hot all the time and don't last as long as washing machine hoses?

P.S. I thought about flexible, so I'm glad I made a point to use
copper for my water heater.

Use the "corrugated" (? no idea what they are called... have lots of

You're right. It was the corrugated I was considering. I dont' think
they made braided for water heaters a few years ago or at least I didn't
know about it.

They *do* make braided hoses for water heaters.

So youre saying the corrugated won't burst like the braided stainless
flex hoses for water heaters did for Bob F?

Everything has a point beyond which it will fail. The braided hoses
are a marriage of at least three "components":
- the braid that provides structural support for the pressure in the hose
- the tubing that provides water tightness
- the metal endcaps

These all have to be mated together.

The "corrugated" pipe is a formed piece of copper with flared end over
which the endcap fits. There's no "seam" where two materials have
to be married together (tubing with endcap, endcap with braid).