Thanks, I found the CPVC connectors that you are talking about. I also found the instructions in the Raypak install manual on making the water connections. It says the CPVC threads directly into the cast iron header flange. What I can't figure out is how the CPVC connector threads into the cast iron header flange. The cast iron header flange has female thread and the CPVC connectors also appear to have female threads. I'm not seeing how they connect. Maybe you thread the CPVC connector into the cast iron flange and it just cuts the threads into the CPVC as you thread it in?
Raypak Heater Repair or Replace
- Thread starter ghotihook
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Can I swap from cast iron headers to bronze headers? It looks like the new Raypak heaters use bronze headers instead of cast iron. I wonder whether I could use the bronze headers instead since I have to replace my headers anyway. I just don't know how to determine if they are compatible with my heater other than ordering them and trying.
- Oct 25, 2015
- 5,200
- Pool Size
- 25000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
This is what I'd try to do but needs somebody that's familiar with the design. Hoping @swamprat69 or @Pool Clown can help. Or you might be able to call and talk to Rapak technical support. Another option may be to call parts4heating.com. They were very helpful in getting tech support for the Fenwal module I bought from them and I'm pretty sure they sell your headers.
Chris
Chris
Pool Clown
In The Industry
First off, whomever you buy the headers from should ask you for the serial number so as to get the right part, if they dont, I would question that person, and maybe move on. The The flange is what you thread the plastic fitting into. Then the flange bolts to the header with the rubber gasket sandwiched in-between. Flange is female thread, plastic is male. The confusion may be that your looking at an exploded view of a Capron header? ( that type won't work on your heater). Getting the bronze header wont corrode like the cast iron, however, you will still need to be mindful of the chems.
Ok, thanks. I'll check with the vendor I purchase the headers from. It looks like the bronze headers are significantly more expensive so I'll probably stick with the cast iron headers. Thanks to everyone for all the great info.