I have loads of braided hoses, some Miflex, some not. I'll cut them up in all kinds of ways if that helps. They might as well do somebody good.
Another braided LP hose failed. Phantom from DGX this time
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Lopez116
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I just bought an Aqualung Legend a couple months ago. It comes standard with a braided hose. Don't know who the manufacturer is for the hose, but I wonder how this will hold up...
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if you have a MFX marked hose that would be good as I only have one in a length I use so if I cut mine I'm missing a hose. I can do a generic as I have a few. Cheers.
---------- Post added August 6th, 2015 at 11:09 PM ----------
It would appear the issue is not brand specific. Although could be date specific in regards to Miflex. I would have thought that if they was the case they would have mentioned that they changed the hoses from X date. Still waiting on word re different markings. I'm also suspicious of the claim that only 10 in 1.5million have failed, I'm not sure anything has such low rates of failure, could of course be wrong, sometimes am.
---------- Post added August 6th, 2015 at 11:11 PM ----------
Post the question over on AL sub forum, I'd be interested where they source their hoses from. I'm guessing generic.
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What about Simple Green in the hoses? Is simple green a base?
I sincerely hope NOT.
But I was merely responding to someone who was suggesting that the inner tube was made of PVC. And he has the "bare" tube with him.
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eelnoraa
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Same here. I think if I were to sum up all the braided hose failure mentioned in the last month, there are already close to 10. Again, the key is not something fails. Everything fails eventually. The fact that it fails without any sign is alarming. And just look at the condition of the inner tube, I don't think it is an over night thing. The micro crack must started developing much earlier. My hose has been in used for 4 years. I am not sure at 3 year mark, those micro cracks were not there. Also this LP hose is used for bungee backup on single tank. The crack happened at about 1/3 from the 2nd stage. The hose has NOT been banded in any significant way, definitely not at where the crack is
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