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Time for a little air hose maintenance…
Kevin Halliburton
“I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity.” – I.M. Pei –
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"It's NOT a tumor!" ...Arnold Schwarzenagger, in Kindergarten Cop!
Nice Squash !!
Mr T
Do not try this at home!
I am an Experienced Professional!
I thought the location of that warning label was just too perfect.
I've been crossing my fingers with that hose knot for a couple of months. Now that I'm walking wall plates and second floor joists with it I think I'm going to go ahead and fix it. I don't like surprises @ 9'-0" above finished concrete.
It's a Coleman hose - less than a year old. Never been used at pressures over 100 PSI. I can't figure out what got it all bent out of shape.
Oh well, I've had the fittings and clamps to fix it stashed in the tool box since the first day I noticed it starting to "grow." Guess it's time to take a few minutes and fix the silly thing.
Made for a good picture anyway. I've added it to my stock photo library. I can think of all kinds of advertisements where it would fit right in.Kevin Halliburton
"I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity." - I.M. Pei -
Kevin--
'Coleman'--?? As in lanterns, coolers, tents, and sleeping bags??? When did they start making tools?
That hernia looks like it was caused by a tear in the braided sheath that's vulcanized between the layers of rubber. This can happen when the fitting is crimped on at the factory. If it's less than a year old, it oughta be guaranteed, no?
Dinosaur
'Y-a-tu de la justice dans ce maudit monde?
I'm sure it's under warranty but I really don't feel like messing with it to be honest with you. Coleman actually makes a decent set of pneumatic tools including compressors. Probably just putting their name on somebody else's product but I've been happy with everything else I own from Coleman.
I got a 6 HP compressor and a handful of pneumatic tools in a package deal at Sam's Club a couple of years ago. I bought the hoses about a year later from Sam's too. I haven't exactly stressed the tools to their maximum potential or anything but they have all performed flawlessly - right up to the hose bulge that is.Kevin Halliburton
"I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity." - I.M. Pei -
Me too--happy with all my Coleman stuff, that is. Tent, backpack, stove, sleeping bags, coolers, etc.
But I don't know how well they support their guarantee--I never had to find out. I'd expect it to be pretty good, based on their reputation. Try their website and see if they'll ship you a new one based on the photo and a scan of the receipt. That'd save you a trip to the big box, and you'll be helping them improve their quality control by giving them statistical information on that type of defect.
Dinosaur
'Y-a-tu de la justice dans ce maudit monde?
I'm not a big fan of hoseclamps, is that what you were thinking?
You could either have a hose shop crimp on a new end, (which will probably cost as much as the hose is worth), or use a clampless fitting, (reuseable).
My grandfather always kept a stash of hose clamps and fittings for repairing his air hoses on the job site and they seemed to work pretty well. You got a particular beef with them I ought to think about? It's been at least 15 years since I had to fix one that gave out on me like this.Kevin Halliburton
"I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity." - I.M. Pei -
They hold well, it is just the screw knob and band sticking out that bugs me.
The reusable ones are great, if you can find them. When the end wears out, you bobbit the end of the hose and screw it back on.
Qtrmeg - FYI "bobbit" is not in the dictionary but it ought to be. Wish I'd have learned about the fitting you're talking about before I bought the other parts but I think I'll just go ahead and use my hose clamp version.
I contacted Coleman. They told me to take it to a local authorized service center to verify that it is a manufacturer's defect and gave me the number of two service centers near me.
I called the first one and they told me to call the second one. The second one told me the paperwork on a Coleman warranty takes about 15 minutes or they would just fix it with a new crimp on end for $3.25.
Like I said - it just isn't worth the hassle. I've got the parts already. Snip, poke, torque - 3 minutes - problem solved. If it fails, I'll get the service center to fix it with the crimp on solution later. I'll just swap it out with the hose that is hooked to the compressor so I've still got a nice factory end at the gun.
Wasn't really looking for all this advice, though I do appreciate it. I just thought the picture with the warning label was worth sharing.
I still like my Coleman Powermate tools by the way - Cheers!Kevin Halliburton
"I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity." - I.M. Pei -
The reusable fittings are hard to find, unless you look in the right place they are special order.
I sometimes work with this one guy and all of his hoses are clamped and cobbed together, it works. It bugs the heck out of me, but I bug him right back. ;-)
I'm totally with you on wasting time, warranty this, lol. You already wasted more time than I would have bothered with on this. Like I said, any hose shop can put a new fitting on it, it you want. I bought one hose like that and the fitting blew off. I brought it to a place, (when I thought about it and was driving by), that does high pressure lines and they crimped it for zero.
Ya, I didn't mean to give up all of this vital info, but it is raining, Again! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Hey, all of my info can't be as useful as the Groucho glasses, but I try.
Ps. I liked the pic, and "got it".
Hey, I was just thinkin'. If I got a big enough hose clamp, maybe I could just twist the extra strap together with a heavy piece of wire and use it as a rafter hook! You just gotta look at these things as features ya know.Kevin Halliburton
"I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity." - I.M. Pei -
No, what you do is take some wire, wrap that sucker really well, then a couple or three layers of duct tape.
That way, when she blows, you might get a half dozen casualties, too.
That looks almost as bad as a washer hose (on the main floor, not the basement) I just noticed in the home of a customer that was about to leave on a 2-week vacation. Have you checked your hose lately??
Al Mollitor, Sharon MA
I've got a friend that just finished repairing the significant flood damage to his newly remodeled house for exactly that same scenario.
85 PSI air coming loose doesn't usually hurt anything but it can sure make you hurt yourself.Kevin Halliburton
"I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity." - I.M. Pei -
That's very clever.
What a great way to get people to take your warning label seriously.