1/2" or 3/8 ?? I want to make a 4' loop and pull at least 50 lbs constant pressure. Which would you recommend. I will need a handful of these loops.
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3/8 should work fine, if you want more piece of mind, use the 1/2 cord. I am amazed at the strength of the 3/8 red cord.
2055422
I used the recommended 3/16" wire. It worked great. I cannot say for sure the sleeve will clamp tight on the 1/8" wire, but having just installed mine in the last couple of weeks my gut feeling is it will. I read a review prior to purchasing my kit where the installer said he used 1/8" wire instead of 3/16". Hope that helps!
1675839
I use my 3/8 on the job working on heavy equipment, it's a great tool. I think the 3/8 is a great choice for home use also.
859126
I believe the 1/4 or 3/8 refers to the inside diameter of your hose. You can buy fittings to repair smashed hose ends and the fittings themselves (threads) are the same size no matter what the inside diameter of the hose is. You can also buy a universal fitting which will work on both sizes. All of this is of no concern when using a quick disconnect as the quick disconnect attaches to the hose fitting. However, you can buy quick disconnects in different sexes so pay attention to what you are buying. This is what I did... Attached the main body of a brass quick disconnect to my pressure washer, attached the male quick disconnect insert piece, included with quick disconnect, to my hose (this can be flipped around), and repaired my damaged hose end with a 3/8 brass fitting. Now I just simply plug in my hose and turn on the water, it is completely leak tight! All parts can be obtained at your local hardware store. Hope this helps.
1208318
If I were using 3/4 stock, I would use the blue set. I bought this specifically to use with less than 3/4 i.e. 1/2 or 5/8.
1096742
It may be 1/2 flow but 3/4 inch threading.... Like when you measure PVC pipe it's the size of the inner diameter, not the outside, so 1" is slightly larger than 1"
1169908
Yea, that makes a lot more sense than paying for a 3/8 inch hose and then restricting it to just 1/4" at each end. But the reason that they do that is that the cheapy connectors that are so popular in the home stores are the crappy 1/4" ones. I throw those in the garbage and use the larger 3/8" connectors. My air tools, especially the rotary ones, are much happier with the larger connectors. In fact, the documentation with some of them require at least a 3/8" air flow path to achieve the designed performance. Using 1/4" fittings would have crippled those tools. That said, this hose should be fine for low air consumption devices like nailers, etc... Just beware...
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Are you talking a 1/2 in line? not just pressure but what volume at the reducer. Both are a factor and so is the straightness of the line. There is no easy answer. I have I run about 25 on a 40 foot 1/2 in and one 90. the runs are fairly straight.
1781056
5/16" . If you use 3/8" you may want a hose clamp. It is NOT 1/4" between the pump and manifold. You use 1/4" beyond the manifold.
1038986
I used a 3/4 inch and I had trouble with it getting stopped up. I still have one using it but it is pumping clean water. The other pump is using one the same size as the discharge opening. 1 1/4 inch I think. Then I reduced it down to garden hose. This thing will move some water. I got this check valve on the same order as the pump. It has a flapper like a toilet uses. The 3/4 inch uses a very small opening. plugs easily.
52247
I would use 3/8". You will need to purchase a barbed tube fitting 3/8" tube x 1/2 npt
687745
In my opinion, you can buy 1/2 coupling for your tubing of 3/8 PEX because the"1/2" of the coupling indicates the Inside size of the coupling which touches the Outside surface of your 3/8 PEX. In addition, there are a couple of white and short tubes in the coupling package that could give more support to keep PEX tube-shape. Hope it help you.
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I use a 5/8 diameter hose, but any size hose should work, because you do not need full water pressure, only enough to achieve the drip rate you want.
584307
3/4" that could possibly reduced to 1/2' but would restrict the output flow. My choice would be 800 model that generally swap out without modifications.
2226544
Hello, the smallest I was able to make was just over a 2mm, the next size was 3.5 and the largest 5mm. I realize the 2mm sounds small though I had purchased for a particular project. I was using 26 gauge wire and was wanting a tight loop. Also the pliers were rather heavy so it was bending the wire from the shear weight. But they are well made just too big and heavy for me. Unfortunately I do not use them. Hope this helps.
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My house has 1/2 inch lines and it works great. I've had mine for a couple of years but I think it came with an adapter to go from 1/2 inch to 3/4.
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The question is how low is low? I bought the 3/8 and 1/2 size. The reading I was looking for was 105 and 240 to 280 inch pounds on several fittings. The 3/8 measured these just fine. I never even used the 1/2 adapter. Hope this helps. e-mail back if you still have questions.