Tubing won't stay straight

Tipycol · Feb 12, 2003

I'm not sure what do to about it. I'm using tygon 3/8" ID but the tubing always seems to want to bend and flatten so that it's really cutting the water flow. Anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to try and prevent this?

toxik co2 · Feb 12, 2003

If your willing to redo your setup in Tygon tubing you will be able to make bends and corners with the tube kinking. If not try putting a clamp where it is kinking and straighten it out w/ a hose clamp.

-toxik

The Spyder · Feb 12, 2003

he is USING tygon............. I would use cable ties

Tipycol · Feb 12, 2003

Hmm, I tried putting the smallest hose clamp but it was too big for the tubing

Guess I'll redo the setup, since it's not in the case yet. Do you think I should get 1/2" ID tubing since I'm taking out the 3/8 or should I just stick with what I got?

Banshee164 · Feb 13, 2003

You should use thick walled tubing to prevent the kinking, i.e. 1/8" walls. I had the same problem with my thin wall tubing until I switched to the thicker stuff, no more problems now

SkiFletch · Feb 13, 2003

yeah, thick walled tubing is great to prevent kinks. also, you might want to consider using right angle fittings of you have a real troublesome few bends in your system. they really dont decrease the flow that much appreciably

Enyo · Feb 13, 2003

boil it.. i belive hoot sujested this in another thread but if you heat up some hot water and put the piping in that the pipe should get rid of the reel imprint ask hoot.. he knows more about it

SBeaver · Feb 13, 2003

Got the same with my tubing, but I had it coming to me since I use cheap PVC tubing.
I had to put an elbow on the tube so if wouldn't bend.
Probably would have been forced to do the same with tygon cuz my case is so small

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