drum air hose and how long do air hoses last

[MoreWellie]

Does any one have experience of the Brennenstuhl 20m profi hose from MM

I was wondering if it was easy to unroll and roll up again or if you had to take the pressure out first? Can you just leave it pressured?

I also wondered what is the general life of an air hose. I noticed that my Sealey AH15R/38 15m hose is shows small cracks across the hose when you bend it. It stays inside out of the sunlight except when being used and it is put away rolled up in about 1m diameter and hung on a hook. I thought it should have lasted way longer but when I looked it up it is about 5.5 years old so maybe that it what you should expect except I have some other hoses which are obviously older and appear to be in better condition

When hoses fail do they usually go with a bang or a whimper?

Any suggestions what to get. I need about 20 to 25m of hose for the times I need outside air, mostly for general tyre use. I do find the 15m sealey tedious to get out and put away again. How do other people handle this. I did wonder about having a number of smaller hoses (bewtween 5 - 10m) and joining them together but I guess too many fittings (1/4 pcl) would be bad for airflow if I did want to use something with heavy consumption on the end of the line. Also I find that joined hoses seem to have a habit of popping apart as you move the hose around.

 

[Shox Dr]

Firstly you shouldn't hang them on hooks, they will crack at that point. As for how long they last, I've a MM rubber hose that must be 15yrs old and is full of cracks but still holds air.

The recoil hoses can be left pressurised, some are better than others for locking where you want them to.

They can go with a bang or just a hiss, who can say

 

[rtbcomp]

I had a MM cheap black rubber hose that lasted 12 months. Same with rubber fuel hoses, they don't seem to last 5 mins.

Mine went with a hiss, and an intermittent one at that, depending whether the hose was bent or straight.

 

[Julian_P]

In general terms the air hoses you buy today are very poor quality. I've one that I purchased from Machine Mart in Altringham about 3 decades ago and is still fine. I've some other modern black rubber ones that are full of cracks after only about 2 years and keep on bursting near the user end, so I shorten them and jubilee clip them back to the fitting. I can't use them for spraying as they are liable to drop black chunks of rubber into the job.

Julian

 

[Julian_P]

Firstly you shouldn't hang them on hooks,

You'll be OK if you hang them over a couple of hooks some distance apart, thus stopping them flexing through as large an angle. (I would think?)

Julian.

 

[rtbcomp]

Old wheel rims fastened to the wall make good storage for hoses.

 

[Jim_gsxr1000]

I just leave mine lying across the floor, then get annoyed when I trip over them !

 

[Wallace]

My 10mm bore rubber hose from machine Mart is over 10 years old and hangs on the wall over a Cadburys Celebrations tin with a hubcap screwed to the front. It's always been very flexible but that's not to say the latest batch would be, keeping it out of constant sunlight has probably helped it age so well too. I have another that was on offer from a supplier which is not rubber and is awful to use unless you lay it out in the sun to warm up so if you are buying a hose check the flexibility before buying.

I've also had one of the machine Mart reels like this for about 12 years, the hose is plastic and has a memory so wants to coil back up when you use it, ideal for tripping over so should be perfect for Jim! 99% of it's use is for tyre pressures and that is dependant on which garage door I have open. It started leaking a few weeks back so I spent a couple of hours replacing the O rings internally to find it still leaking from the external hose crimp!

 

[Shox Dr]

Like Woz, I've a 20m Polypropylene hose, drives me mad, Won't lay flat, gets caught on anything and everything. Rubber is the best.

 

[MoreWellie]

thanks everyone

the plastic hose tripping me up would definitely be annoying so I will look for a decent hose supplier, I have seen rtbcomp voting for beal's so I will have a look at them

The old wheel idea is a good one and may stop me tripping over the old wheels as well!

 

[rtbcomp]

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The old wheel idea is a good one and may stop me tripping over the old wheels as well!

 

[Julian_P]

The old wheel idea is a good one and may stop me tripping over the old wheels as well!

Yes, a wheelie good idea!

Julian.

 

[LC Racer]

I use that Brennenstuhl hose in the back of the van, it's been there in constant use for three years without any signs of cracking or decay. Pretty good really. It's quite stiff and not as easy to use as a rubber based flexible hose, but I reckon it'll go on for a fair few years yet.