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Old 11-09-2013, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Honda
Yep... I use the "DreamWorks" air hose, or the equiv from McMaster. (just depends who I'm ordering from at the time) Also... DO NO heat the hose before putting it on the nipple. It will loose too much tension. And finally... if you you used a knife to get old hose off the barb, and you left a score line... it could leak from that point. (scrape it clean)

Just some random thoughts.
I'm using the hose from Todd. It goes on really tight. When I spray soapy water they leak tiny air bubbles around the main body at the barb. I'm just going back to the plastic tee. These just caught my eye because they look neat.