ClimateLine hose got hole - medical grade silicone sealant?

[tedtomato]

self-amalgamated tape might work, as it's good for sealing and stays flexible.

[SleepyBobR]

Buy a new hose. JMO.

[tedtomato]

Buy a new hose. JMO.

I guess the point of the thread was to come with less "obvious" solutions...

[jtravel]

self-amalgamated tape might work, as it's good for sealing and stays flexible.

Yes, this will work good.
It's black Silicone Rubber Self Fusing Tape that stays flexible.
I always have a roll of this around for just these types of repairs.

[SleepyBobR]

Buy a new hose. JMO.

I guess the point of the thread was to come with less "obvious" solutions...

I suspect there aren't any good ones.

[greenwaynegreen]

Finally, after years of service, my ClimateLine hose has gotten a hole right where holes happen most often--the edge between the connector and the hose. The plastic has stressed past its breaking point due to many nights of use.


The hose still heats, so I wonder if anyone has tried using a medical grade silicone sealant in a tube to close such a hole in an attempt to get longer use out of the hose. I'd rather not plonk down another $51+ if I can help it any time soon. I'd also rather not use duct tape.

I don't see it available as medical grade, but aquarium silicone sealant has to be harmless enough to allow fish to thrive, and fish are pretty finicky about their environment. I wonder if I could just use some of that.

Any thoughts?

I have used and hate electrical tape. It slips and gets sticky. And fuzz attaches to the glue. Yuk
I instead prefer to use fiberglass tape that you use for sporting goods like cricket bats. Much better. I have heard of people using silicone but never tried it myself. Would be interested in the longevity of it.

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[babydinosnoreless]

Does anybody else marvel at how stingy some folks can be?
Come on, kids; this is your HEALTH! Prorities should display maturity.
What stupid things have you blown too much green on--just last MONTH?
Buy the new hose, and skip the steak house, or smuggle your treats into the theater.
instead of blowing a tank of gas at the concession stand.

Its a pandemic froggie, many aren't working. I'm working 50 + hours a week so we can eat ramen and have crappy health insurance. Thank goodness I listened to people here and stocked up for Murphy before this happened.

[chunkyfrog]

Does anybody else marvel at how stingy some folks can be?
Come on, kids; this is your HEALTH! Prorities should display maturity.
What stupid things have you blown too much green on--just last MONTH?
Buy the new hose, and skip the steak house, or smuggle your treats into the theater.
instead of blowing a tank of gas at the concession stand.

Its a pandemic froggie, many aren't working. I'm working 50 + hours a week so we can eat ramen and have crappy health insurance. Thank goodness I listened to people here and stocked up for Murphy before this happened.

You are responding to a post from 2017, in a 2013 thread.
[[[The mummy walks . . . ]]]
No pandemic then.
FWIW--who knew?

[joeljjk11]

Lol what an old post. But that is disgusting, I replace my hose pretty frequently. It grosses me out to use the hose for that long, asking to get sick, ugh.

[babydinosnoreless]

Does anybody else marvel at how stingy some folks can be?
Come on, kids; this is your HEALTH! Prorities should display maturity.
What stupid things have you blown too much green on--just last MONTH?
Buy the new hose, and skip the steak house, or smuggle your treats into the theater.
instead of blowing a tank of gas at the concession stand.

Its a pandemic froggie, many aren't working. I'm working 50 + hours a week so we can eat ramen and have crappy health insurance. Thank goodness I listened to people here and stocked up for Murphy before this happened.

You are responding to a post from 2017, in a 2013 thread.
[[[The mummy walks . . . ]]]
No pandemic then.
FWIW--who knew?

Whoops. Lol. The zombie threads sucker me in.

[chunkyfrog]

This one got me---twice.

[jsmit86]

OK.....I know this is a zombie thread, but here is some info that may not only help repair a hose, but prevent the type of tear in the OP's photo.

I have used Rescue tape, or other self fusing tape to repair holes in non-heated hoses after my cat got to the hose.
I also have had a few hoses tear where the hose meets the connector. To prevent that, I run some of the self fusing tape around the connector a few turns, and then down the hose for a couple of inches. This acts like a strain relief. I've never had a hose tear since I have been doing that.

I now also use a hose cover I purchased to keep the kitty off the hose. I recently purchased a black one that mentioned keeping cats away. For some reason that cover has totally made the cat ignore the hose. This is specifically for the Resmed Heated hose
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08 ... UTF8&psc=1

My older blue Resplabs hose cover never really stopped the cat. Not sure if it's the color, or the smell? Whatever, it seems to work.

[rdfry]

3m rubber tape