Installations

Unlike rigid tubing, hose is flexible, hence it is used primarily to allow relative motion between components at either end of the hose assembly and to simplify routing and installation. It is much easier to route a hose assembly over, under, around, or through a series of obstacles than it is to bend and install a rigid tubing assembly. Furthermore, replacing a production line by fabricating a rigid tube assembly often is more costly and time consuming than making a hose assembly instead.

Because hose is flexible, one must allow for contraction and expansion when cutting the hose to length. Below are the few Do’s and Don’ts while installing hose.