Loop Hose repairs

DSix36

DSix36

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This is not really a homebuilt question, but at the same time is not unit specific, so here it is.

Is there any method to fix a small hole in a loop hose? I have used aquaseal on a small hole for over 2 months and it held up until I finally received the replacement hose. It did, however, peel off easily when I was checking it out. This did not give me a warm and fuzzy feeling.

I am just looking for a way to keep this hose as an emergency spare in my box of gear.

Open for suggestions, but would prefer something that has been tried and proven.
 
DSix36 said:
This is not really a homebuilt question, but at the same time is not unit specific, so here it is.

Is there any method to fix a small hole in a loop hose? I have used aquaseal on a small hole for over 2 months and it held up until I finally received the replacement hose. It did, however, peel off easily when I was checking it out. This did not give me a warm and fuzzy feeling.

I am just looking for a way to keep this hose as an emergency spare in my box of gear.

Open for suggestions, but would prefer something that has been tried and proven.
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I used vulcanizing tape on my old Fenzy inflator hose. It melted in so nicely that after a while it was undetectable unless you knew where to look. Absolutley tight.

/nils
 
I've always figured a small hole in a breathing hose could split right open given the movement they endure so carry a spare peice of hose in my kit, its easy to swap afterall.
Don't think I'd risk repairing a breathing hose, the shape, material and use is not condusive to fixing IMO.
 
Ben Field said:
I've always figured a small hole in a breathing hose could split right open given the movement they endure so carry a spare peice of hose in my kit, its easy to swap afterall.
Don't think I'd risk repairing a breathing hose, the shape, material and use is not condusive to fixing IMO.
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The repair I did with vulcanizing tape was in 1994 I think and it's still holding...

/nils
 
^^^ What he said.

We carry a sort of self vulcanizing tape on the boat that is sold at boat shows etc., and which is purported to fix everything including hernias. I was skeptical, but after assisting another diver on the boat to fix a cut Optima breathing hose (he had let his rig fall from the bench and the inhale hose was cut), I became a believer. This stuff works... really works. It might be called rescue-tape? Dunno, but the stuff is great.


Dave


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Hey guys, do you have a make or ref. number just so that I can see if I can find something over here in France?
 
Google "Rescue Tape". It's available in just about every hardware store here, and for certain in any decent boating store.


Rescue Tape - Self-fusing silicone marine repair tape
Amazon.com: RESCUE TAPE Self-Fusing Silicone Tape ~ BLACK: Sports & Outdoors



http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rescue-Tape-USC02-1-in-X-12-Red/21154053?ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=21154053&sourceid=1500000000000003260430&adid=22222222227000000000&wl0={matchtype}&wl1={network}&wl2={ifmobile:m}&wl3=21486607510&wl4={aceid}&wl5=pla&veh=sem


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The repair that we made using this on the Optima loop hose seemed to be about as permanent as you would wish for. He dove it for a few weeks while he had new parts shipped in. I was confident in the repair and would have dived it myself.



Dave

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curious - is there a 'cut to length' off the shelf corrugated hose out there from which one could cut a spare (or make a fresh pair). I've found plenty of thermoplastic hoses like this, but nothing flexible like a rubber breathing hose.
 
Mike,

For my rEvo expedition repair kit I machined up two spool-pieces with flanges that matched the ray hoses to allow me to cut out a bad section and splice them. Small to carry and very fast and secure to use.



Dave

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Dave Sutton said:
Google "Rescue Tape". It's available in just about every hardware store here, and for certain in any decent boating store.


Rescue Tape - Self-fusing silicone marine repair tape
Amazon.com: RESCUE TAPE Self-Fusing Silicone Tape ~ BLACK: Sports & Outdoors



http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rescue-Tape-USC02-1-in-X-12-Red/21154053?ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=21154053&sourceid=1500000000000003260430&adid=22222222227000000000&wl0={matchtype}&wl1={network}&wl2={ifmobile:m}&wl3=21486607510&wl4={aceid}&wl5=pla&veh=sem


Rescue Tape - What Every Jeeper Should Have in Their Recovery Kit [Archive] - WAYALIFE.com : More than just a Jeep - It's a way of life!



The repair that we made using this on the Optima loop hose seemed to be about as permanent as you would wish for. He dove it for a few weeks while he had new parts shipped in. I was confident in the repair and would have dived it myself.



Dave

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My experience with the self sealing silicone tape is that it will work in a pinch for a short term fix, but will come unsealed in very short order, usually 4 or 5 dives at the most. I would suggest just carrying an extra hose (they are cheap!) in your spares kit. If that isn't practical, then a bicycle repair patch will work on most rubber hoses in an emergency.
 
Randy Thornton said:
My experience with the self sealing silicone tape is that it will work in a pinch for a short term fix, but will come unsealed in very short order, usually 4 or 5 dives at the most. I would suggest just carrying an extra hose (they are cheap!) in your spares kit. If that isn't practical, then a bicycle repair patch will work on most rubber hoses in an emergency.
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Just to be clear, the self vulcanizing tape that I've used is nothing like latex or silicone tape. It's a black rubber tape that vulcanizes by itself on application. You just have to remove the middle layer of teflon that prevents the tape roll to vulcanize on the shelf before use. And as I said, it still holds, just not as pretty 20 years on with the hose starting to fall apart.
I know nothing about the latex or silcone tapes that have been mentiond in this thread.

/nils
 
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Yes, and it's not the product that Randy describes having poor luck with.

I linked the stuff above believing that it's the same stuff we had on the boat, and for certain once it was on the hose there was no way in earth it would have ever come off. I need to order some for side by side comparison though. The stuff we had on the boat is more or less the same stuff that I have seen used for direct burial of electrical cables. It's not something that comes apart again after use.

Self Amalgamating (UK) and Self Vulcanizing (USA) describe AFAIK the same thing... well, regarding tape in any event....

Spare hoses are best in any event, and are cheap. We carry them for Meg and rEvo aboard MOLLY V and EXPLORER in the save a dive kit that is available to divers as well as crew.


Dave

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