No Hose Clamp?

[tonyt]

Hi all,

Just adjusting my beer line (as always!) .........i usually clamp the hose to the quick disconect and tap...........but have run out of clamps. It is a 5mm ID line an a 6mm barb fitting on the other, can't seem to pull it off by hand so i am hoping it is ok and i don't wake up in the morning with beer all over the place! Anyone out there that doesn 't use clamps with no troubles??

Cheers

 

[jbowers]

Yep, I do it. No problems here.

 

[DU99]

got a cable tie..if your worried,if it was hard to slip on it won't come off..

 

[Nick JD]

5mm ID on a beer line needs to be cut off to get it off. That's good enough proof for me.

 

[tonyt]

got a cable tie..if your worried,if it was hard to on it won't come off..

Hard to get on? Still got sore fingers! even after using hair dryer to soften it.

Cheers

 

[Amber Fluid]

Hard to get on? Still got sore fingers! even after using hair dryer to soften it.

Cheers

Just dip it into boiling water for a few seconds..... does the job easy.
5mm on 6mm barb is fine without a clamp imo. I had it on my lines in my old fridge without any issues.

 

[MarkBastard]

I had it like that on my regulator for ages and no issues. Should be fine with liquid.

 

[Florian]

And if you buy more QDs in the future get the MFL ones, much easier to handle than barbs.

Edit: same applies to any future taps, just get the JG fittings instead of the swivel nut and barb.

 

[Pennywise]

Another one here not using clamps, no issues as long as its a tight fit. The way I see it, the pressure we work on is no where near enough to cause a problem with a tight fitting line