Help Please.

[andyp1]

OK, just got my new cocker today (secondhand) aired it up etc everything works fine, however, i wasnt happy with the location of the bottom line thingy (macroline is it???) so ive moved the elbow to the spare port like ya do, cut the tube down, re-assembled it, and now it leaks!!! lots at first, but then gave it a twist around, and it dont leak very much now, just a very slight hiss. the problem appears to be that the rigid plastic hose doesnt enter the elbow straight, and as such is applying pressure, and i guess causing a poor seal. how do i go about bending this stuff?? do i have to do it with boiling water or somthing?? or should i just get someone to fit a new piece for me. if this isnt the problem, how do i go about getting the elbow thing to grip the tube solidly enough to stop the leak???

Cheers

Andy

 

[Skeet]

Dont bend the hose...move the elbows, tighten them obviously.. so the hose bends nicely...also, make sure that teh hose is cut dead square, not at an angle, or rough...chamfer teh edges if need be, but a cut with a sharp razor blade should be sufficient

 

[Mr. Suicide]

well, if its special hose (Tom Allen kind ) then you can bend the hose if you put the kettle on and hold the hose over the steam, my hose is nearly at a 90* angle and doesnt leak at all...

Luke.

P.s. the bending of the hose doesn't effect how well it performs!

 

[andyp1]

think ive sorted it cheers, just pulled the hose very tight away from the elbow to get the teeth to bed in nicely, stoped leaking anyway!!! i just thought the air pressure would have caused the teeth to bed in but obviously not!

 

[Rabies]

When macroline is bent more than a little to fit the elbows, the length is is cut to is very important - the trick is getting the length just right so that the hose enters the fittings straight. Just a tiny bit too short or too long and it can be forced sideways in the fitting and prevent it from sealing.