is there any easy way to put on and remove vinyl tubing?

[fungia]

i always have a tough time putting on and taking off vinyl tubing. is there any tricks to getting them on the barbs or taking them off? i can just cut it with a razor to get it off but i am afraid i will cut into the barbs. putting them on is even harder. tia!

 

[Anonymous]

I have the same problem. It helps if the tubeing is sized correctly. A little too small and it is a real problem to get over the barbs. Too large and it doesn't seal. Petroleum jelly can help also.

 

[Fatal Morgana]

use hot water to warm it up helps, but for some connection, nothing short of razor will work. Use a plastic knife that is softer than the PVC but harder than vinyl to cut it... you can cut half way thru and rip it open with a piler...

 

[Anonymous]

Like FM said, hot water helps for getting the hose on. We just heat water up in a pot and bring the pot over to where we are working.

I usually just cut off hose when I want to remove it.

 

[Anonymous]

I have been know to put some vegetable oil on the male part before insertion.

 

[Anonymous]

You can also hit it with a hair dryer for putting it on or taking it off.

 

[Ben1]

I have always used a lighter and heated it and spun it as I was heating it to prevent it from burning. Anyway, hotwater sounds like a good idea.

 

[holry7778]

Hot water
Vegetable oil
and I mass the thing between my fingers to help make it pliable

 

[Anonymous]

Good god, don't use petroleum jelly. Or vegetable oil. Would you put either of these in your tank water?

Hot water, or a hair dryer, works very well. As does a girlfriend who has bigger biceps than you

 

[Juck]

I have been know to put some vegetable oil on the male part before insertion.

HAHAHAHHA :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

I have been know to put some vegetable oil on the male part before insertion.

HAHAHAHHA :lol:

Thank you Juck, I thought I was the only one who read that that way :lol:

 

[Fatal Morgana]

No, you are not, but some of us just like to keep the filthy thoughts to ourselves...

 

[Anonymous]

No, you are not, but some of us just like to keep the filthy thoughts to ourselves...

Because?

 

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Because?

Because some things are maybe a bit too obvious!

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Bob finds they go on great with a good macroalgae growth. Kidding!!! :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

Because?

Because some things are maybe a bit too obvious!

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Bob finds they go on great with a good macroalgae growth. Kidding!!! :lol:

Hmmmmmmmm never thought of that.

they are harder to remove with micro algae growth though.

 

[Anonymous]

I have been know to put some vegetable oil on the male part before insertion.

HAHAHAHHA :lol:

I thought I was in the sump for a minute there.

 

[DK]

on topic........a few years ago, I got a heat gun. Much better than soaking in hot water and much more effective than a hair drier. I think they are $20 at home depot.
I am a typical reefer so I am always changing the plumbing....a good investment, you don/t have to be precice on the fittings

 

[Expos Forever]

Dan gave me the "vegetable oil" advice quite a while ago <keep your jokes to yourselves > and it worked like a charm.

Considering it's made of vegetables and edible, I quickly got over my concern about trace amounts entering my tank.