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marino420td
05/02/2007, 08:23 PM
I can never get vinyl hose all the way onto the barb. How do you do it? I usually end up buying a larger diameter hose and using hose clamps.
nick18tjetta
05/02/2007, 08:24 PM
Soak the end of the hose in hot water for a few minutes, it will go on much easier.
lvpd186
05/02/2007, 08:32 PM
Or use a hair dryer. The heat will make the hose more pliable so you can get it on.
t-bone2
05/02/2007, 08:33 PM
i use a lighter
marino420td
05/02/2007, 08:44 PM
When I have tried heating it (heat gun and hot water methods) the entire hose get too pliable to push onto the barb.
jdieck
05/02/2007, 08:58 PM
Use some heat just enough to soften it and use a bit of silicon grease on the fitting, this will make the hose a bit easier to take out when the need arises.
eznet2u
05/02/2007, 09:17 PM
I have always used a cup of water boiled in the microwave...
just set the end in the water for 30 seconds...slips all the way to the fitting. As it cools it grabs on like a ...well you know.
RandyStacyE
05/03/2007, 09:22 AM
I just run some water through the coffee machine and it comes out almost boiling instantly :)

Once you soften the hose you can do just about anything with it. In a pinch you can actually connect hoses by overlapping them ... well for siphoning anyway.

A quick dip should soften it a bit ... I think everyone agrees to that. Sometimes it just takes some old fashioned UMPH to get it on there.

Are you sure the hose and barb is the proper size?
marino420td
05/03/2007, 09:38 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9867926#post9867926 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RandyStacyE

Are you sure the hose and barb is the proper size?

If I buy a 1/2" barb I use 1/2" ID tubing.
coyoteseven
05/03/2007, 09:50 AM
Originally posted by RandyStacyE
Sometimes it just takes some old fashioned UMPH to get it on there.

UMPH works for me. :D
Pbrown3701
05/03/2007, 10:39 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9868044#post9868044 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marino420td
If I buy a 1/2" barb I use 1/2" ID tubing.

Could you please take a measurement of the diameter of your biceps please :) j/k
TheMcs
05/03/2007, 10:42 AM
You don't mean the spa-flex white tubing do you? If so, that's ot designed to go onto a barb. It's supposed to be glued into a fitting just like rigid PVC.
jdieck
05/03/2007, 12:37 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9868440#post9868440 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheMcs
You don't mean the spa-flex white tubing do you? If so, that's ot designed to go onto a barb. It's supposed to be glued into a fitting just like rigid PVC.
Flexible PVC (smooth inside) can be used with insert adapters. Spa-Flex, the corrugated one will need special end connectors that screw into the ripples and gets glued with special sealand (similar to the hot glues)
keinreis
05/03/2007, 01:26 PM
spit!
Inflames
05/03/2007, 02:01 PM
heat gun or run it under hot water.
phudeb
05/03/2007, 03:54 PM
Will vasilene harm anything because that's what I did. Well too late now.
jdieck
05/03/2007, 04:10 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9870584#post9870584 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phudeb
Will vasilene harm anything because that's what I did. Well too late now.
If you put it on the outside of the male fitting no it will not.
Inflames
05/03/2007, 04:19 PM
LOL
jdieck
05/03/2007, 05:17 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9870759#post9870759 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Inflames
LOL
Man, you have a dirty mind :D
Inflames
05/03/2007, 05:24 PM
I know :(
killereef
05/03/2007, 05:46 PM
Question, what harm can the vasilene do to the tank?
jdieck
05/03/2007, 05:56 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9871362#post9871362 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by killereef
Question, what harm can the vasilene do to the tank?
I will think that a small amount will not do much harm other than potentially preventing the skimmer from bubbling properly for a while.
hooker18
05/03/2007, 09:37 PM
KY.. has not hurt my tank yet and i use it all the time on plumbing applications. i have a tube in my tool box.
eznet2u
05/03/2007, 09:41 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9873146#post9873146 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hooker18
KY.. has not hurt my tank yet and i use it all the time on plumbing applications. i have a tube in my tool box.

MAN, What do you do for a living...
PrivateJoker64
05/03/2007, 10:09 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9873175#post9873175 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by eznet2u
MAN, What do you do for a living...

LMAO!
That makes my day!
alexsd
05/04/2007, 02:07 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9873175#post9873175 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by eznet2u
MAN, What do you do for a living...

He works for the IRS
JB NY
05/04/2007, 08:11 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9873146#post9873146 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hooker18
KY.. has not hurt my tank yet and i use it all the time on plumbing applications. i have a tube in my tool box.

Same thing. I've used it for years on tube fitting with out problems. I have a tube in my workbench too. :lol:
coralnut99
05/04/2007, 08:23 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9868044#post9868044 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marino420td
If I buy a 1/2" barb I use 1/2" ID tubing.

You're using fittings and hose with the same ID. The vynil hose has to have a bigger ID to get somewhat closer to the OD of the barbed fitting. I haven't used 1/2 inch anything in years, but a good guess is that the vynil hose should have at least a 5/8" ID but not much bigger or you'll really be depending on those hose clamps. You'll still have to heat and lube as suggested, but you'll have a much easier time of it. And you'll have plenty of KY left to keep in your toolbox too, lol!