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Vinyl Hose for In-tank Pump 200

posted by  Tatra Mike on  Sat Nov 30 08:28 CST 2013
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Art, I think your experiment with vinyl hose has every likelihood of enjoying a long service life.

For the past 5 years, I have had my parts washer rigged up with the pump delivering the solvent through a vinyl hose. The hose became a bear to work with as it quickly hardened. However, the 3 foot long piece of hose will flex with a bit of force and has not yet broken.

Given this experience, I believe vinyl hose is a reasonable substitution for the costy Gates line. It is not under much in the way of stress connecting the pump and the output line, which are both rigidly mounted. It only "carries" a bit of negative pressure. It will get hard, but not so brittle as to be in danger of damage from vibration. A failure of a complete seal at either end, would be probably be slight. If the hose did fail completely, it would most probably not leave you stranded.

Regards,

Tatra Mike
Seattle, WA

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