Hose Replace?

[akant]

I was told that I should replace my hose because of this "bending". .. and I am curious about others thoughts. Now granted I am putting some pressure on it to make it do that... but is that a sign of a hose failing if it "loses form"


The hose was new in 2022. I appreciate the thoughts!

 

[rjack321]

Looks normal to me

 

[tursiops]

Kinda depends on whether it is a bend-it-back-and-forth bend, or a bend-it-once and forget it. And on HP or LP hose...can't tell much from your picture.

 

[scrane]

I'd definitely replace it. A kink like that will weaken the integrity of the hose. Looks like you will need to re-route it or replace it with a longer hose

 

[Pressurehead]

If you think it needs to be replaced, replace it, it will always be that little niggle in the back of your mind, do I, do I not?
What cost is piece of mind.

 

[akant]

LP long hose for my primary.

Kinda depends on whether it is a bend-it-back-and-forth bend, or a bend-it-once and forget it. And on HP or LP hose...can't tell much from your picture.

 

[lexvil]

I would probably replace it.

 

[Still Kicking]

100' deep is no place to think, "Damn, all those guys on the Internet were wrong!"

There are enough things that go wrong with gear without warning to ignore signs of a potential problem.

 

[johndiver999]

Put a hose protector on it; you will never have to look at that weak spot again.

What's the worst that could happen?




Your widow buries you with $30 in your suit jacket?

 

[Alex Ouroboros]

You’ve done the correct thing in asking for sure, and yep I’d replace that, I’d also question why it’s bending to the point of having it collapse on one side, would a slightly longer hose of different hose routing stop this reoccurring?
Generally if it’s a cheap(ish) fix and I’m thinking do I? Don’t I? I just replace, but I can understand the point of view of what is important and not so.