[C320-list] Head hose re-do part II

[Pat Moriarty]

I used two clamps and if the hose is warm it will work better, but 
warm is not a problem in Texas most of the time.

Pat #130

At 02:04 PM 6/6/2007, you wrote:
>This winter I replaced most of my old, very odiferous, head hoses with
>shiny new one.  When I went flush the head this week, the main outlet
>hose leaks water right where the discharge elbow connects to the hose.
>This was strange b/c I replaced a 1.5 inch hose that fit well with a 1.5
>inch hose that seems a bit loose.  I took it apart and here's what I
>found.  The elbow is not cracked from over tightening the hose clamps (
>which I tightened very firmly).  The plastic piece that the hose slips
>over has not much "lip" on it  and is somewhat tapered.   The new kind
>of hose I'm using is white, vinyl-like and probably not as compressible.
>The head is a Jabsco manual, circa 1993.  Has anyone else had this
>problem?   I plan on trying to build up the plastic elbow by wrapping
>some plumbers tape around it and may also wrap in a small rubber O-ring.
>Then squirt some silicone on it.

Pat Moriarty
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