Flexible PEX hose.

[doughere]

My new rig uses a braided flexible hose for some of its piping that is the same size and uses the same connectors as pex hose. Lowes/HD don't have any braided hose this size.

Does anybody know a source for this as I'm trying to do some modifications??

Thanks,
Doug

[avarusbrightfyr]

I had issues replumbing some of my lines with the braided PEX. Soaking the end in some hot water for a few minutes makes it very flexible for a bit.

[Hondavalk]

HydroMaxx Flexible Non Toxic Clear High Pressure, Reinforced, PVC Braided Vinyl Tubing is rated 150 PSI

[psneeld]

Reinforced vinyl tubing is most certainly used for portable water plumbing. Both in RVs and boats.

[RAS43]

There is flexible hose that is rated for pressure. I have it in my 5th wheel and found replacement hose at Ace Hardware.

[Darryl_Rita]

Vinyl tubing is for fish tanks, not pressurized plumbing.

[time2roll]

Hose clamps are for rubber engine radiator hoses, not house plumbing.

[Darryl_Rita]

When our rig was built, the plant was stocked with cross-linked vinyl tubing for flexible connections. Unfortunately, they seemed to be out of barbed fittings for the connections. They used typical PEX fittings, and clamps. Leaks randomly appeared throughout. The first few I changed replaced the crimp rings with gear clamps. This solved the problem, short term, but I eventually changed out every brass fitting that had vinyl connected to it.

[theoldwizard1]

wa8yxm wrote:
The flex hoses may have been special made for the RV maker.

Highly unlikely !

Do not use plain vinyl (un-reinforced). Hot weather and mild pressure will make it swell and fail !

[time2roll]

wa8yxm wrote:
I'd go to Sharkbite connectors Pex to 1/2 INch IPT and use flex hoses with screw on connectors. In fact. I'm going to.

+1

[wa8yxm]

The flex hoses may have been special made for the RV maker

I'd go to Sharkbite connectors Pex to 1/2 INch IPT and use flex hoses with screw on connectors. In fact. I'm going to.

[agesilaus]

Well I found a couple of spots in my RV where the highly trained factory technicians just forced the vinyl tubing on without barbed fittings and hose clamped it. How did I find these spots, by looking for the leaks of course.

[Hondavalk]

agesilaus wrote:

Hondavalk wrote:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/HydroMaxx-1-2-in-I-D-x-5-8-in-O-D-x-50-ft-Braided-Clear-Non-Toxic-High-P...

Yeah but I could never get PEX clamps to work with vinyl tubing, you have to use barbed fittings and a regular hose clamp.

Yes that is what I used also. I got tired of my poor water pressure and dropped the underbelly and found the hose between the tank and pump kinked in 2 places.

[agesilaus]

Hondavalk wrote:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/HydroMaxx-1-2-in-I-D-x-5-8-in-O-D-x-50-ft-Braided-Clear-Non-Toxic-High-P...

Yeah but I could never get PEX clamps to work with vinyl tubing, you have to use barbed fittings and a regular hose clamp.

[Hondavalk]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/HydroMaxx-1-2-in-I-D-x-5-8-in-O-D-x-50-ft-Braided-Clear-Non-Toxic-High-P...