Dion Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Grrrrrr.......Been trying to get a new hose onto the waterpump outlet pipe.It will go up the first 3 mms or so, but not more.Tried soap, washing up liquid, WD40.... no luck.What I need is some sort of hose expander - do these actually exist?Any useful tips? Dion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 What about soaking in very hot water for a while? Should soften it up enough to get it on before it cools again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piman Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hello Dion, water hoses have no stretch as they are fabric reinforced, so your hose must be too small?Alec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hutchings Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I had to soak mine in very hot water too, worked, but it was a struggle. Piman is right.. but you will get a little compression of the rubber on the inside of the strands. What size hose you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 Finally got it on. Immersing in boiling water did help just enough.Thanks for the tips!Dion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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