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Looking to upgrade to a flex hose. Do ya'll put silicon on the orings\threads or leave them dry? If so, which silicon should or should not be used.
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No.Looking to upgrade to a flex hose. Do ya'll put silicon on the orings\threads or leave them dry?
Which use cases come to mind where going to flex would not be advantageous? When you said that, I thought maybe ice diving (ice in the braids) or cave (because of abrasion).No.
Depending on the brand and use case, a flex hose may or may not be an upgrade. YMMV.
Which use cases come to mind where going to flex would not be advantageous? When you said that, I thought maybe ice diving (ice in the braids) or cave (because of abrasion).
I'm looking only for flex for the primary and maybe the octo.
Do you have a traditional setup where your primary is on a shorter hose than your octo, and your plan is to donate the octo to an out-of-gas diver? Or is your primary on a longer hose than your octo, and your plan is to donate the primary to an out-of-gas diver while you switch to your octo? In general, it can be problematic to donate a long flex hose to an out-of-gas diver because longer flex hoses have more potential for kinking. If you have the traditional setup, you might feel some benefit from your primary being on a flex hose. If you have the so-called "primary donate" setup, you might feel some benefit from your octo being on a flex hose, but a long primary flex hose may not feel right--flopping all over the place--and it may be susceptible to kinking.I'm looking only for flex for the primary and maybe the octo.