Aluminum Compression Hose Clamps

tok3n · 08-21-2003, 02:11 AM

Has anyone seen these before or used them? Aluminum Compression Hose Clamps: http://www.pi-thon.com/Spanner.htm

mfpmax · 08-21-2003, 03:04 AM

Yup, and they aren't cheap.

tok3n · 08-21-2003, 04:00 AM

Yeah. I saw.

How well do they work? I've always been a bit wary of compression fittings. Would be bad to screw it down and break the hose.

bigben2k · 08-21-2003, 10:37 AM

Using those would strictly be for the looks, nothing else, so it's really up to you. The pressures involved in a water cooling loop are pretty low, to where you just barely need hose clamps, just for safety (accidental tugging).

It's a nice looking touch though. I considered them myself, but the price is putting me off.

You don't have to worry about the hoses being damaged: these fittings are extremely popular all over Europe, and work extremely well.

scopEDog · 08-21-2003, 12:26 PM

Like Ben said...strictly for looks..

CoolROD · 08-21-2003, 08:49 PM

Mabye the biggest advantage of these is that they are a neat way to cover the ragged ends of braided hose. I have used and seen a lot of them (or similar ones) on race cars where flexible hoses have to be the braided type. The ones I used were Aeroquip brand, but same principle.

They are reusable and probably don't even need the spanner wrenches for the pressures of a W/C system (finger tight should do).

08-21-2003, 02:11 AM	#1
tok3n Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: US Posts: 29	Aluminum Compression Hose Clamps Has anyone seen these before or used them? Aluminum Compression Hose Clamps: http://www.pi-thon.com/Spanner.htm

08-21-2003, 03:04 AM	#2
mfpmax Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Rockledge,FL,US Posts: 731	Yup, and they aren't cheap. __________________ My old and retired watercooling setup. Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 Also Retired - Watercooling an XP1800@1782MHz

08-21-2003, 10:37 AM	#4
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Using those would strictly be for the looks, nothing else, so it's really up to you. The pressures involved in a water cooling loop are pretty low, to where you just barely need hose clamps, just for safety (accidental tugging). It's a nice looking touch though. I considered them myself, but the price is putting me off. You don't have to worry about the hoses being damaged: these fittings are extremely popular all over Europe, and work extremely well. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

08-21-2003, 08:49 PM	#6
CoolROD Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 225	Mabye the biggest advantage of these is that they are a neat way to cover the ragged ends of braided hose. I have used and seen a lot of them (or similar ones) on race cars where flexible hoses have to be the braided type. The ones I used were Aeroquip brand, but same principle. They are reusable and probably don't even need the spanner wrenches for the pressures of a W/C system (finger tight should do). __________________ Jack of all Trades, Master of None.

08-21-2003, 04:00 AM	#3
tok3n Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: US Posts: 29	Yeah. I saw. How well do they work? I've always been a bit wary of compression fittings. Would be bad to screw it down and break the hose.

08-21-2003, 12:26 PM	#5
scopEDog Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 49	Like Ben said...strictly for looks..

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