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I need a cheap easy way to prevent my cheapo vinyl tubing that I got from lowes from kinking. it kinks with the slightest little bend any ideas?
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Cheap easy way to prevent kinking
- Thread starter tehnull
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Swiftech's coolsleeves.
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zip ties it is. I don't plan to be using this tubing for long. Pretty soon I'm upgrading to dual dtek c-systems pumps ( running in series ) and tygon tubing.
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I used a worm drive hose clamp. Provides better coverage area for those sharp bends. 
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IMO, just get clearflex instead of tygon. The chemical resistance that tygon offers is in regard to chemicals not found in a water cooling setup.
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You could replicate the same effect of the CoolSleeves offered by Swiftech by using a length of say 22 gauge solid (or stranded) wire wrapped around the tubing and secured in place with a zip-tie at each end of the wire.
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We use these hose clamps at work exactly like the ones dangerden and dtek sell I think I may snag a few and use those and try them out.
