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Originally Posted by SnowRider
Don't be offended by this, I just thought I should mention some things about PolarFLO and their blocks  . First, I'm pretty sure they're not supposed to be opened up and put back together by the user as it raises the risk of them leaking. 2nd, the nylon barbs they use on that block are supposed to strip a little bit which is what gets the watertight seal. Now if you stripped them so bad they were crooked or something...... that's kind of your fault dude  , I must ask though..... why did you take the barbs out in the first place if you were just rotating the mounting plate?
And about the barbs being close together, that's been mentioned before about that block but everyone I've seen mention it has been able to make it work so you should be able to cram them on there somehow. Hopefully that issue will be fixed in their new "TT" series blocks (which look absolutely sweet!! I can't wait to read some reviews of them). |
You're wrong, no offense. The block was advertised as having rotatable mounting HW, which I availed myself of. Besides that, would it have been a burden to simply equip the unit with harder screws? As for the barbs, I never mentioned those in any other context than that they we too close together for my selected tubing. I never said that I removed them. I am, however, aware of the reason why the barbs, supposedly, shouldn't be removed. And that's based on the idea that once the barbs are seated, they tend to expand ever so slightly which makes for a better seal.
As for removing the barbs, should I wish to do so, I could do so with no stripping at all simply by using a deep socket of the correct size, coupled with a bit of patience. All in all, I think you misread my post and saw it as a plea for help instead of the cautionary tale it was intended to be, so I'll leave it here.
