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Ben58
Joined: 14 Aug 2011 Posts: 409 Location: Hamilton, Ontario
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Link Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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rickysa wrote: | Quote: | These pumps don't have the power to blo(w)at up silicone hose usually |
No, but house pressure damn sure does!!
And, boy oh boy, that'll get your attention right quick |
One big ass water balloon. Learned that one the hard way...
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dp Brewing Company
Joined: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 664 Location: Midwest
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Link Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:59 am Post subject: |
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These hoses are only rated for 10 psi. Your house pressure could be 2-3 times that.
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itsnotrequired
Joined: 15 Sep 2015 Posts: 177 Location: central wi
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Link Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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glad to see i'm not the only one who has hooked up a silicone hose to house pressure! i believe the burst rating is a function of the wall thickness, i think i looked up later on that mine were rated for 18 psi. my house pressure is probably around 50 psi!
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11116 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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rickysa
Joined: 13 Mar 2013 Posts: 136 Location: Southern Pines NC
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Link Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | glad to see i'm not the only one who has hooked up a silicone hose to house pressure |
I'd like to say it only takes one time....but I'd be fibbing 'cause I did it twice! BOOOM!
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itsnotrequired
Joined: 15 Sep 2015 Posts: 177 Location: central wi
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Link Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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my eruption was on a piece of silicone tubing from my sink faucet to my spray arm assembly. i had an existing laundry sink in my brew area that couldn't accept a proper spray arm assembly without significant modification. so i mounted the assembly on the wall above the sink, with tubing between the laundry sink faucet output and the inlet to the assembly. i originally used some non-reinforced vinyl tubing but after running some hot water through it, it became majorly deformed. i then tried silicone tubing since i figured a food-grade silicone would be 'better' than vinyl tubing. hooked everything up, turned on the water and got really low flow out of the spray assembly. i was checking connections when i noticed a portion of the silicone tubing rapidly expand. i was reaching for the laundry sink faucet when it burst.
i replaced the silicone tubing with reinforced vinyl tubing and all has been well since.
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Ben58
Joined: 14 Aug 2011 Posts: 409 Location: Hamilton, Ontario
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Link Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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rickysa wrote: | Quote: | glad to see i'm not the only one who has hooked up a silicone hose to house pressure |
I'd like to say it only takes one time....but I'd be fibbing 'cause I did it twice! BOOOM! |
It only took me once that I forgot a downstream valve was closed.....
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