Repairing oxygen hose

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I've always just cut it and put a splice in with the crimped on cups. It makes the hose where it doesn't roll up right. Now I have a hose with a pin hole in it and was wondering if any one had tried to patch it with a small tube patch.Think it will work?
Reply:Throw it in the trash and get a new one.
Reply:If the hose is in otherwise good shape, cut both hoses off the same length and use a repair nipple on both. I can't stand when someone has only repaired one hose and it's near the torch or at the torch. It wants to twist one way and makes it hard to hold steady.
Reply:Hey Bob.Oxygen and acetylene hoses have multiple layers so if you put a patch on the outer jacket the gas will flow between the layers via the braid and pop out somewhere else!Splice it as you have been or throw it away.Rex
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Originally Posted by rexcormack

Hey Bob.Oxygen and acetylene hoses have multiple layers so if you put a patch on the outer jacket the gas will flow between the layers via the braid and pop out somewhere else!Splice it as you have been or throw it away.Rex
Reply:What if the oxygen does not like Your choice of glue and blows up? Either repair as You have been doing or buy an early birthday present, so You make it to the next one.
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Originally Posted by rexcormack

Hey Bob.Oxygen and acetylene hoses have multiple layers so if you put a patch on the outer jacket the gas will flow between the layers via the braid and pop out somewhere else!Splice it as you have been or throw it away.Rex
Reply:bob, its not u, its them.    they aint got the will/creativity u got.    40 yrs ago, u'd spit on the tooothpick from the tx coffee shop u just walked out of, and used it to fixed the hose, lit a cig, and went about ur days work forgetting about it.    that wont work no more,  as the sold us out to the   disposable society.    how dissapointing to  that list of names above on  "throw it away".      at least u and i know, it can b e fixed, and that goes the same w/ big red.Last edited by 123weld; 06-23-2021 at 01:38 AM.
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Originally Posted by Bob

Oh yeah, kill my dreams and crush my hopes.


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Originally Posted by 123weld

bob, its not u, its them.    they aint got the will/creativity u got.    40 yrs ago, u'd spit on the tooothpick from the tx coffee shop u just walked out of, and used it to fixed the hose, lit a cig, and went about ur days work forgetting about it.    that wont work no more,  as the sold us out to the   disposable society.    how dissapointing to  that list of names above on  "throw it away".      at least u and i know, it can b e fixed, and that goes the same w/ big red.
Reply:If it is the first repair, I would cut, crimp and fix. If it's been repaired 2x, trash it and buy new. I am really cheap on a lot of items, but I dont like leaking hoses. The cost of lost gas will make up for it.Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
Reply:Thanks for the help.
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Originally Posted by walker

Yeah but… Back in the day we had products that lasted and were made to be used for decades and repaired. Now all the rubber hoses come out of china, don’t meet any specs of the old stuff, and might last years, but certainly not decades. A pin hole is a sign that it is begining to fail. Best to get a new one before it really starts to fail.
Reply:Gluing a leaking oxy/fuel hose is ridiculous. Why not use the Flex Seal miracle tape or putty or put a larger hose over top of the leak? Better yet just put a screw in the pin hole.  Either use a proper splice and clamps (I prefer Oetiker)or replace the hose.
Reply:If you cut the hose and caused a leak, then maybe fix it. If the hose was so old it is getting pin holes. Get rid of it now, cut it in short pieces so nobody else will try to use it. A leaking hose is just an explosion or fire ready to happen.