>>>Perhaps a piece of wire soldered around the perimeter of each end to
offer a lip to deter slippage?<<<
Frank,
Something that I do is to cut and solder a very small piece (about 3/16")
of a straight connector that is normally used to solder two pipes together.
This in effect creates the lip you are looking for. It is usually easier to
cut after it is soldered on, just make sure there are no blobs of solder in
the way of the cutter wheels. It also helps to smooth off the ends so the
hose might not be cut. I know that they are avilable in 1/2" but I'm not too
sure about 5/8" (in my bedroom community I'm suprized they haven't banned
solder yet). Around here if Home Depot doesn't sell it it is a long drive to
find it.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: <itswonderful@attbi.com>
To: <DJoh797014@aol.com>
Cc: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: heater hose adaptors
> Cool, thanks Dave, not too far from one of Theo's suggestions. Perhaps a
piece
> of wire soldered around the perimeter of each end to offer a lip to deter
> slippage?
>
> Frank
> B9471116
> > Before I switched back to stock, I ran into the same problem.
> > Finally a plumber friend took same scrap 1/2 and 5/8 copper
> > pipes, inserted the 1/2 into the 5/8 and then soldered it well.
> > Left about 4 inches on each end. I cut to what I needed and
> > then clamped it well. Never leaked a drop. You can push
> > the hoses together so that the union almost disappears.
> >
> > Dave Johnson
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