Mouth Piece hoses

plazma · 26th October 2005, 11:24

Quote: (Originally Posted by jhaaja)

What is the best source to buy a good hose tool to take the hose connector apart? Or can someone provide a drawing of the tool? JH Finland

Here is my hosetool. I machined it in a local work shop (IRC cost me 20€). Put some silicone grease on the threads of the two piece threaded parts before assembling.

-Pasi

Andrew-John · 26th October 2005, 12:19

Quote: (Originally Posted by plazma)

Here is my hosetool. I machined it in a local work shop (IRC cost me 20€). Put some silicone grease on the threads of the two piece threaded parts before assembling.

-Pasi

Could you tel me the name of that work shop please

?

Andrew-John

plazma · 26th October 2005, 13:56

Quote: (Originally Posted by Andrew-John)

Could you tel me the name of that work shop please

?

Andrew-John

It was Oulun Moottorikoneistamo Oy. The 20€ was for work only. I had a few meters of 35mm POM rod left over from a project.

They were nice and machined the tool in two hours. I was going for a week long diving trip to Norway the next day.
DO NOT DISASSMEBLE THE HOSE FITTINGS WITHOUT PROPER TOOL AND SPARES. I almost learned this the hard way. The fittings were easy to disassemble without the hose tool. Putting it back together was impossible without the tool. I also once broke one fitting.

-Pasi

jukkao · 30th October 2005, 22:21

I did cut 8 rings away from both sides. It feels better now. I also turn T:s in the counterlungs so that hoses going down goes also outwards 10...15 degrees.

Jukka

2stoned · 30th October 2005, 23:51

Just a thought...

Maybe you should not cut them too short.
I remember reading about an incident where a diver, after sitting at the bottom for a while, looking at some of those noisy bubblers storming by, found himself court in fishing line.
Got himself free by sliding out of his webbing, and sliding around to the back of his Rebreather, to cut the lines.

Maybe you could compact the hose lengthwise with some rings and Velcro.
and when pulling on the hose, the Velcro would open and you have a full length hose. (and for a short while a little larger whatsitcalled "respirator volume")

26th October 2005, 11:24	#11 (permalink)
plazma Just add ice & water Current Rebreather/s: Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 158	Re: Mouth Piece hoses Quote: (Originally Posted by jhaaja) What is the best source to buy a good hose tool to take the hose connector apart? Or can someone provide a drawing of the tool? JH Finland Here is my hosetool. I machined it in a local work shop (IRC cost me 20€). Put some silicone grease on the threads of the two piece threaded parts before assembling. -Pasi
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26th October 2005, 12:19	#12 (permalink)
Andrew-John New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Helsinki Posts: 26	Re: Mouth Piece hoses Quote: (Originally Posted by plazma) Here is my hosetool. I machined it in a local work shop (IRC cost me 20€). Put some silicone grease on the threads of the two piece threaded parts before assembling. -Pasi Could you tel me the name of that work shop please ? Andrew-John
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26th October 2005, 13:56	#13 (permalink)
plazma Just add ice & water Current Rebreather/s: Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 158	Re: Mouth Piece hoses Quote: (Originally Posted by Andrew-John) Could you tel me the name of that work shop please ? Andrew-John It was Oulun Moottorikoneistamo Oy. The 20€ was for work only. I had a few meters of 35mm POM rod left over from a project. They were nice and machined the tool in two hours. I was going for a week long diving trip to Norway the next day. DO NOT DISASSMEBLE THE HOSE FITTINGS WITHOUT PROPER TOOL AND SPARES. I almost learned this the hard way. The fittings were easy to disassemble without the hose tool. Putting it back together was impossible without the tool. I also once broke one fitting. -Pasi
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30th October 2005, 22:21	#14 (permalink)
jukkao New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 17	Re: Mouth Piece hoses I did cut 8 rings away from both sides. It feels better now. I also turn T:s in the counterlungs so that hoses going down goes also outwards 10...15 degrees. Jukka
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30th October 2005, 23:51	#15 (permalink)
2stoned Such is my point of view Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denmark Posts: 104	Re: Mouth Piece hoses Just a thought... Maybe you should not cut them too short. I remember reading about an incident where a diver, after sitting at the bottom for a while, looking at some of those noisy bubblers storming by, found himself court in fishing line. Got himself free by sliding out of his webbing, and sliding around to the back of his Rebreather, to cut the lines. Maybe you could compact the hose lengthwise with some rings and Velcro. and when pulling on the hose, the Velcro would open and you have a full length hose. (and for a short while a little larger whatsitcalled "respirator volume") Last edited by 2stoned : 30th October 2005 at 23:53.
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