ScoobieDooo
April 17th, 2003, 04:24 PM
Anyone know where I can order 5,6 & 7 ft yellow LP hoses?
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ScoobieDooo April 17th, 2003, 04:24 PM Anyone know where I can order 5,6 & 7 ft yellow LP hoses? GearHead April 17th, 2003, 04:26 PM Are you looking for hose-wraps, or for hoses actually colored yellow? And if you don't mind answering, why? ScoobieDooo April 17th, 2003, 04:29 PM Colored hoses...why? because I think that makes my primary on its 6 ft LP hose more visable, announcing 'take THIS one' in an OOA emergency and, I think its looks cool! GearHead April 17th, 2003, 04:35 PM Well, I'm not sure that colored hoses are consistent with rule #6, but if you like 'em, more power to ya. :thumb: I'll check a couple of links I have and post again if they've got yellow hoses. ScoobieDooo April 17th, 2003, 04:39 PM Oh, whats Rule #6? Doppler April 17th, 2003, 04:41 PM ScoobieDooo once bubbled... Oh, whats Rule #6? Yellow hoses mess up the video Scoobie!! Know a retailer in Thousand Islands who can help if that's any good, PM me. King Kong Matt April 17th, 2003, 04:42 PM ScoobieDooo once bubbled... Oh, whats Rule #6? You don't want to know.... <closes eyes and waits for impending train wreck...> cyklon_300 April 17th, 2003, 05:40 PM I was told that the yellow hoses are more buoyant than the black ones and therefore may not be as desirable for some applications.. The yellow hose that came with my Apeks did seem softer and spongier...maybe they use a different compound to be able to color it... But, I did take it off asap as I hated how it looked... Scubaroo April 17th, 2003, 05:50 PM ScoobieDooo once bubbled... Colored hoses...why? because I think that makes my primary on its 6 ft LP hose more visable, announcing 'take THIS one' in an OOA emergency and, I think its looks cool! If you want to color-differentiate your primary (ie donating) reg, try finding an octopus faceplate for it. This way the reg itself is marked as the "take-me" piece of equipment, rather than the hose. Don't know what regs you have, but if you have Apeks regs, all of the TX faceplates are interchangeable with other TX regs (except for the TX100 - it's the ugly stepchild), and all of the ATX faceplates are interchangeable with other ATX regs. So you can switch your yellow or dayglo octopus faceplate with your black/blue/whatever primary faceplate. May not work for other brands, but you might be able to special-order a colored faceplate for your particular reg. jonnythan April 17th, 2003, 05:57 PM To answer the question you actually asked (which no one else seems to care about), you can order them from Scubatoys.com, among other places. Check page 2 of the Octos section. ColdH20diving April 17th, 2003, 06:09 PM OMS has low pressure hoses available in green, yellow, orange, and of course black. Should be able to get them in any length, check with your local OMS dealer. MikeFerrara April 17th, 2003, 06:11 PM We can get some colors. faye April 19th, 2003, 03:43 PM whats rule 6... I'm waiting for an answer:) roakey April 19th, 2003, 11:37 PM #6: Always look cool. Dectek April 20th, 2003, 02:23 AM Dacor sells the long yellow octo hoses. 7' lists at $39.95. Another source is ebay ...mostly 24.95 but sometimes 15.99. DIR Tec Diver April 21st, 2003, 04:29 PM Make sure any hose you have is a quality hose, and that the outer covering has the pin holes to prevent a burst in the event that something goes wrong. Too many people have got in trouble gettin sub standard hoses trying to exercise this so called rule#6 I heard about. However there is no need for a colored hose. In a real out of air emergency with normal recreational divers the person is most likely to jerk the hose from your mouth. In technical diving, evryone should know (if they don't run away from them as fast as possible) how to secure your long hose. A colored hose could only add complication to the issue, not help. Show up to some places with a yellow hose, and your rule#6 will backfire on you. Also, the color dying deteriorates the hose at a dramatically different rate. Check other hoses and you will see the drying effect that the dyes have, it is very obvious. jonnythan April 21st, 2003, 05:35 PM DIR Tec Diver once bubbled... Also, the color dying deteriorates the hose at a dramatically different rate. Check other hoses and you will see the drying effect that the dyes have, it is very obvious. Do you have any proof/evidence for this other than your own anecdotes? Munin April 21st, 2003, 07:07 PM jonnythan once bubbled... Do you have any proof/evidence for this other than your own anecdotes? I don't have any sort of scientific evidence and I doubt that anybody does, but I second that. Colored hoses do not last long at all. I've replaced many of them. WYDT April 21st, 2003, 08:46 PM another good reason not to use a colored hose (irrespective of "rule 6" or durability issues) is that you should always donate the reg you are breathing from and that may not be the one with the yellow hose. This isn't an issue if you are ALWAYS going to be breathing the long (yellow) hose but if you ever do any deco diving or stage diving you'll be breathing other regs (that don't have yellow hoses) most of the time. You still want to donate the reg in your mouth so the colored hose theory is mute anyway. KentCe May 9th, 2003, 02:10 AM WYDT once bubbled... another good reason not to use a colored hose (irrespective of "rule 6" or durability issues) is that you should always donate the reg you are breathing from Not correct if on a rebreather. BigJetDriver May 27th, 2003, 11:41 PM [SIZE=3][FONT=arial][COLOR=darkblue] Colored hoses of any length can be ordered from Divers Supply at <www.diversupplyinc.com> in Louisiana. Talk to Destry Faidley and he will help you out! :D Nitrox_scuba_diver August 12th, 2007, 12:41 PM Anyone know where I can order 5,6 & 7 ft yellow LP hoses? Try - www.TECHDIVINGLIMITED.COM (http://www.TECHDIVINGLIMITED.COM) If I was going to get colored hoses I would stick with yellow for the Octo, black for the main reg., and if I had O2 it would be green. Nitrox_scuba_diver August 12th, 2007, 12:51 PM Try - www.TECHDIVINGLIMITED.COM (http://www.TECHDIVINGLIMITED.COM) If I was going to get colored hoses I would stick with yellow for the Octo, black for the main reg., and if I had O2 it would be green. But as stated before, the person will more than likely take the hose they see is working. Don't know about the lifespan of colored hose. I work with Hydraulics and all of our H.P (5000 psi ) hose is black. I do know that industrial paint will eat away steel. We had to re-tube several transfer lines 10 years ago due to the paint eating pin holes in the steel lines. We replaced them with S.S and haven't had a problem since. Just my 2 psi. D_B August 12th, 2007, 01:00 PM Dang .. anyone notice that the thread is 4 years old? ... kinda tough/surprising, seeing BJD's post :( Belmont August 12th, 2007, 05:23 PM I found it funny to read that so and so "once bubbled" :rofl3: BTW, coloured rubber is usually not as strong as black rubber because carbon black is used to strenghten it. The reason tires are all black Tom Winters August 12th, 2007, 06:45 PM When I did dive charters for years and years, I had colored hose wraps so I could keep my reg sets easy to sort out. All the octos were wrapped with orange. I don't use that stuff anymore - no reason to. My 100% O2 deco reg housing and hose are green and my 50% rig has a yellow hose and reg housing cover. Makes it very easy to verify the contents at any depth. The tech purists would of course decry this - my deco tanks are also marked for their given contents in big block letters. No one else messes with my setup to minimize the idiot factor.
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