[ben M]

radiator hose from water heater to hose reel,any good?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140673417394?var=440038354355

thanks

Ben

[bobplum]

apparently its a good idea, i think daz does it

[ben M]

i know Bob but wanted to know if this radiator hose is good 

[Spruce]

This is vacuum hose. I wouldn't know if that would be suitable for use with hot pressurised water.

I would suggest you contact the supplier and ask him what the specs are and if not suitable ask him what they supply that would be suitable.

I would think that you would need something that will suit 80 degrees C at 120 psi to work with your temperature and pressure range.

[ben M]

This is vacuum hose. I wouldn't know if that would be suitable for use with hot pressurised water.

I would suggest you contact the supplier and ask him what the specs are and if not suitable ask him what they supply that would be suitable.

I would think that you would need something that will suit 80 degrees C at 120 psi to work with your temperature and pressure range.

thanks Spruce, i think you are right, that one would be probably better:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silicone-Heater-Radiator-Hose-Coolant-Car-Engine-Pipe-Silicon-Rubber-New-/290841193823?pt=UK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ&var=&hash=item43b77c6d5f

[Spruce]

This is vacuum hose. I wouldn't know if that would be suitable for use with hot pressurised water.

I would suggest you contact the supplier and ask him what the specs are and if not suitable ask him what they supply that would be suitable.

I would think that you would need something that will suit 80 degrees C at 120 psi to work with your temperature and pressure range.

thanks Spruce, i think you are right, that one would be probably better:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silicone-Heater-Radiator-Hose-Coolant-Car-Engine-Pipe-Silicon-Rubber-New-/290841193823?pt=UK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ&var=&hash=item43b77c6d5f

The problem is that these are radiator/engine coolant hoses.

The radiator cap will release pressure at around 15psi and on certain performance vehicles at up to 20 psi.

You want a higher pressure. So again you need to contact the suppliers.

Yes, silicone hose looks nice and I can understand the reason for wanting it.

If you look at EPDM coolant hose you will see it is rated at 132psi with a temperature range of up to 125 degrees C. This is what you want but it doesn't look nice.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EPDM-SAEJ20R3-Flexible-Rubber-Car-Heater-Radiator-Coolant-Hose-Engine-Water-Pipe-/200982593122?pt=UK_Car_Parts_Vehicles_Automobila_ET&var=&hash=item2ecb7efe62

These fittings will work everywhere except on your van port - I haven't a solution for that unless these can be adapted.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151199962883?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

I wouldn't think that silicone hose would be stiff enough to couple your hose to your hose reel. Look at the video Lee Pryor did on his heated system.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkQn_I0zI9g

[Clever Forum Name]

You can buy radiator hose by the meter at most car part places. halfords used to sell it i think as well.

All you need is hose rated to say 100 psi and 80c

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_categoryId_165746_productId_184559_langId_-1#tab4

I doubt the above will be rated high enough, and too busy to search, but you get the idea of what you want/need

[Clever Forum Name]

That hose is rated to 145psi and being heater hose, i would imagine it would be rated quite high in heat terms