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kibbler · 06-14-2002, 07:35 PM

I didn't have this problem using thickwall silicone, but since tygon is so soft, the tubing really gets chewed up (don't really know how else to describe it) with those worm-drive metal hose clamps. Just to play it safe, if I need to un-clamp a section of my cooling circuit, I usually end up replacing that section with new tygon, since the ends no longer look capable of holding to a barb. What are some hose-clamp alternatives, something tough and reassuring that can also keep a perfectly circular hold?

06-14-2002, 07:35 PM	#1
kibbler Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	Tygon/clamps, getting chewed up... I didn't have this problem using thickwall silicone, but since tygon is so soft, the tubing really gets chewed up (don't really know how else to describe it) with those worm-drive metal hose clamps. Just to play it safe, if I need to un-clamp a section of my cooling circuit, I usually end up replacing that section with new tygon, since the ends no longer look capable of holding to a barb. What are some hose-clamp alternatives, something tough and reassuring that can also keep a perfectly circular hold?