Leaky Connections

[chpthril]

I'm curious now. Do you use the plastic clamps with serrated teeth or are you using Oetiker clamps??

For all the connections at or close to the sac, we use the snap-clamps. For those that have a pair of pinch pliers, we also stock 3 sizes of stainless pinch clamps that can be used through out the ballast system.

I NEVER suggest worm gear clamps at the sac. too easy to cut a sac or finger.

[BlackoutATX]

Hey Mike,

Your inbox is full, so thought I'd post this in here. To recap, I was having some problems with my Flow right quick connects. For one, they have been very difficult to connect and disconnect. Two, They have been leaking. Which I asked about sealant for in this thread. I ended up going with the permatex aviation #3 as it was available locally. Well, when I started pulling my quick connects, I noticed almost all of them were collapsed down in on themselves when looking down into the tube. I guess from over tightening? I tried using the permatex to close everything up, but honestly it has just made a mess. Ozzing into the actual tubing of the quick connects and overall just sticking to everything. This probably goes above its intended use. So I don't blame the permatex. But, I'm afraid I'm going to have to replace all my quick connects.

My questions is, do you actually use sealant at all when doing these quick connect instals from scratch? I see Flow Right actually recommends PVC cement. But it seems like most guys don't use anything. Do you think these bent in from over tightening? I guess I don't really see what I'm doing wrong here. It seems like a simple process that I keep screwing up. But I think I need to start over.

Caleb

[chpthril]

they have been very difficult to connect and disconnect

pure silicon lube on the orings will prevent this and make the orings last longer.

They have been leaking. Which I asked about sealant for in this thread.

With a 2 piece connection, we have 3 spots to leak, each with its own fix

Threads into the sac. There should be a oring on the male thread part that seats against the sac that does 99% of the sealing. Gluing the threads helps prevent the fittings from backing off, and the compressed oring losing tension. The glue really does not do the sealing.

Between the male sac fitting and female hose fitting; There 1 or 2 orings that could be dry, cut or missing. Time to replace. Lube will prolong them but likely not fix even a dry oring.

Hose to hose barb. Tighten or mis-positioned clamp, lose clamp, cut hose.

Well, when I started pulling my quick connects, I noticed almost all of them were collapsed down in on themselves when looking down into the tube. I guess from over tightening?

Not sure I follow this, do you have a pic of whats collapsed?

[BlackoutATX]

Leaky Connections

pure silicon lube on the orings will prevent this and make the orings last longer.



With a 2 piece connection, we have 3 spots to leak, each with its own fix

Threads into the sac. There should be a oring on the male thread part that seats against the sac that does 99% of the sealing. Gluing the threads helps prevent the fittings from backing off, and the compressed oring losing tension. The glue really does not do the sealing.

Between the male sac fitting and female hose fitting; There 1 or 2 orings that could be dry, cut or missing. Time to replace. Lube will prolong them but likely not fix even a dry oring.

Hose to hose barb. Tighten or mis-positioned clamp, lose clamp, cut hose.



Not sure I follow this, do you have a pic of whats collapsed?

I will keep that in mind about the silicon lube. My leaks are coming from where the hose meets the quick connects. The quick connects were added in line to my factory Tige Surf XL bags so I could take them out when I wanted. So where the male quick connect fits into the clear hose.

I will get you a pic when I get back home on Sunday. But attached is a drawing of what I mean. When looking down into the quick connects, in is collapsed/warped in at some points. The top of the pic represents what a new quick connect would look like.