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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Roland S on July 15, 2017, 08:20:25 am

Title: pw hose burst - repair possible?
Post by: Roland S on July 15, 2017, 08:20:25 am: hi
my 30m hose has burst about 6" from the end, thes rest of it sems ok visually so if i can save it that would be good. are these crimped on the ends making a home repair impossible?

i've seen this sort of thing in ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JETWASH-PRESSURE-WASH-3-8BSP-REUSABLE-MALE-EMERGENCY-REPAIR-FOR-2SN-2WIRE-HOSE-/262487982722?hash=item3d1d80c282:g:iwEAAMXQCndRgiCs has anyone used one before, and are they a permanent repair.

or anyone got any other suggestions?
Title: Re: pw hose burst - repair possible?
Post by: Smudger on July 15, 2017, 10:23:24 am: Personally wouldn't use anything diy on high pressure stuff - go to any place that sells high pressure hoses (pirtek) and they have the proper equipment to cut and put on a new fitting.

Beware ones a hose bursts in one spot it usually (in my experience) lasts a week, before bursting in another spot

Darran
Title: Re: pw hose burst - repair possible?
Post by: Roland S on July 15, 2017, 10:35:46 am: thanks darren, yeah i did wonder about those fittings. if its enough pressure to burst through twin wire hose, you wonder how long those fittinga will last.
Title: Re: pw hose burst - repair possible?
Post by: Smudger on July 15, 2017, 10:40:59 am: It's the crimping that's important otherwise your in danger of it blowing off.

Repairs cost me about £28.00 with all new fittings - never had 3/8 twin go just the 20 meter 5/16 single wire as that's £55 with fitting new I just junk burst hose now

Darran
Title: Re: pw hose burst - repair possible?
Post by: Roland S on July 15, 2017, 03:16:26 pm: yeah and weirdly it blew undr the protective cuff, so it hadn't worn there from dragging it around.
Title: Re: pw hose burst - repair possible?
Post by: Kev Martin on July 16, 2017, 08:06:00 am: Unless you can put the break down to something specific i.e. You know you caught it somewhere and it later split in that area. Buy new because it will cost you more in downtime messing around with it.
Title: Re: pw hose burst - repair possible?
Post by: simon123 on July 16, 2017, 12:56:45 pm: What area you in, cos I have retired from the job now, you can have a load of hose I got ?
Title: Re: pw hose burst - repair possible?
Post by: Roland S on July 16, 2017, 03:40:46 pm: Quote from: simon123 on July 16, 2017, 12:56:45 pm
What area you in, cos I have retired from the job now, you can have a load of hose I got ?

hi simon

i'm in east sussex
Title: Re: pw hose burst - repair possible?
Post by: Roland S on July 16, 2017, 03:41:42 pm: Quote from: Kev Martin on July 16, 2017, 08:06:00 am
Unless you can put the break down to something specific i.e. You know you caught it somewhere and it later split in that area. Buy new because it will cost you more in downtime messing around with it.

yeah i think your right