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- February 21, 2019
Metal hose applications can get tricky. Sometimes you can have problems or failures due to the surrounding piping system or because of the way the hose is installed.
Today we are going to discuss Part 2 of the do's and don'ts when it comes to installing metal hose assemblies in a metal piping system.
Hoses can take a great deal of damage when they are torqued. Twisting it stretches the corrugations and the fitting wells and can cause it to fail. To prevent torque, don't install the hose off-center.
When it tries to flex, the assembly will be torqued. Do install the hose in-line with itself; called in-plain. This prevents it from torquing when it flexes, and you should stick to one plain of movement. A quick test for in-plain could be done with either a sheet of paper or a flat surface like a table.
When handling long lengths or coils of hose, it's important to make
