The Spears elbow is one of the water-system connections I bought. My Interior Preparation diary explains why I planned openings and routes while access to the bare interior was still straightforward.
I bought Spears One-and-a-Half-Inch Barbed Elbow as part of my camper van equipment.
The Spears elbow is one of the water-system connections I bought. My Interior Preparation diary explains why I planned openings and routes while access to the bare interior was still straightforward.
A Turn versus a Straight Pipe Transition
I used SketchUp to plan the interior and put body openings ahead of the framing, floor and wall panels.
My Interior Preparation notes included the shower drain and openings for three water tanks in that preparation sequence.
I removed cargo tie-down hardware for later framing mounts and door trim for the later insulation and paneling.
Removing stuck-on residue during the floor cleanup.The cargo floor during my preparation session before sound deadening.
My Takeaway for the Build
My early plumbing plan had to account for openings as well as the route between them. This Spears purchase turns a hose through ninety degrees. The two straight alternatives change the next connection to either male threads or a PVC spigot, so their purpose in the layout differs from joining two hoses around a corner.
Product Details And Van-Build Uses
Specification
Product Detail
Material
Gray PVC
Direction Change
90 degrees
Ends
Insert barb × insert barb
This Spears elbow changes the direction of a hose route through ninety degrees while retaining barbed connections at both ends. The manufacturer’s insert-fitting catalog groups elbows separately from adapters that transition to a socket or threaded connection. In a van water-system layout, that geometry can be useful where the hose route changes direction near a tank or cabinet edge. The elbow occupies its own space, so the fitting body and the adjoining hose lengths belong in the same layout check. My original one-and-a-half-inch purchase remains separate from the straight adapters shown as alternatives.
No. This recorded elbow has barbed ends on both sides. The threaded adapter is a separate product.
Alternative products
Two Alternatives to Compare
The Spears male-thread adapter and spigot adapter offer straight transitions instead of a turn. They suit layouts that connect the hose to threaded pipe or a PVC socket rather than joining two hose runs around a corner.
Product
What distinguishes it
Purchase link
Spears One-and-a-Half-Inch Barbed Elbow
Ninety-degree elbow with one-and-a-half-inch hose barbs.
This PVC adapter joins a one-and-a-half-inch hose barb to a male NPT thread. Its straight body provides a transition between hose and a threaded fitting.
This PVC adapter joins a one-and-a-half-inch hose barb to a spigot end. The straight fitting connects a hose route to a matching PVC socket arrangement.
