Foam Brush Hose

[traveler17]

So like probably everyone here I’ve used the Foam Brush straight hose which in my cases like to kink. The coil fb hose gets in knots sometimes and not a fan of it slapping the car as customers brush. Anyone ever use hp hose for foam brush??

 

[Earl Weiss]

An operator advised me to use HP hose when I acquired the SS., to avoid kinking which can stop the weep. That is all I use.

 

[traveler17]

An operator advised me to use HP hose when I acquired the SS., to avoid kinking which can stop the weep. That is all I use.

What I wanted to hear Thx!!

 

[Randy]

We use 3/8” Poly Braid KR #HPB06H. I’ve never had a problem with it kinking. I have a Amflo 855 Air Hose Ferrule Crimping Tool to put the ends on.

 

[MEP001]

Kuriyama Kuri Tech Blue Polyflex 3/8"Hose | Car Wash Foamy Hose

Great, low pricing on car wash polyflex hosing parts and accessories when you order online from Kleen-Rite!

www.kleen-ritecorp.com

This stuff is great, except you may never get it from Kleen-Rite. I've ordered it twice, and they just never get it to me. From what I was told, I believe they order Kuriyama hose maybe once a year and they get it all in a shipping container, so they can't just bring in one roll just for me. This hose is very soft, light, and flexible, stays flexible in the cold, but it holds up to the abuse and it will not kink.

I also like this:

Blue Insta-Grip Hose, 3/8 in. | Continental | 20022681

Continental 20022681 Insta-Gripª 3/8" oil- and heat-resistant synthetic rubber hose features braided high-strength yarn for reinforcement, perfect for use in low-pressure hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Kleen-Rite provides the best industry pricing on 50' lengths of car wash hose, with the...

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It's pretty expensive for foam brush hose, but it lasts many years. It holds up well enough that I can cut it about a foot too long, and over the five or so years it lasts I'll have to replace the bend restrictor two or three times over its life, which means you have to cut off a few inches and put on a new bend restrictor. It's stiffer and heavier than the Kuriyama but it does not kink.

 

[2Biz]

I use 3/8" ID Goodyear Black air hose on all LP functions. Even have it outside in the truck bay. I can't remember the last time I've changed a hose and have never found it kinked. Using the right swivels help.

 

[MEP001]

I use 3/8" ID Goodyear Black air hose on all LP functions. Even have it outside in the truck bay. I can't remember the last time I've changed a hose and have never found it kinked. Using the right swivels help.

They must last a long time since all their hose is now made under Continental.

 

[Stan Alan]

I have used 1/4” wire braid high pressure hose since 1988

 

[Greg Pack]

I use pushlock/instagrip/lock on hose. I like it better than air hose. Vandalism/theft not a real issue usually at my washes so I don't use wire braid.

 

[mjwalsh]

We use 3/8” Poly Braid KR #HPB06H. I’ve never had a problem with it kinking. I have a Amflo 855 Air Hose Ferrule Crimping Tool to put the ends on.

Randy &/or others,

We might try to get 50' of that specific hose. It sounds great. But ... since we do not have any crimping tools ... I wonder what is the next best way to put NPT threaded end fittings on cut sections of it???

 

[MEP001]

We might try to get 50' of that specific hose. It sounds great. But ... since we do not have any crimping tools ... I wonder what is the next best way to put NPT threaded end fittings on cut sections of it???

Plews 855 Amflo Hose Crimping Tool

Buy Plews 855 Amflo Hose Crimping Tool with an everyday low price and fast shipping! JB Tools

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[2Biz]

The crimping tool Mep linked to is the one I use. Seems to work well as long as you have the right barb fitting and ferrule.

 

[mjwalsh]

I use pushlock/instagrip/lock on hose. I like it better than air hose. Vandalism/theft not a real issue usually at my washes so I don't use wire braid.

The pushlock hose also means no clamp or crimping tool which is helpful vs the air hose.

 

[mjwalsh]

The crimping tool Mep linked to is the one I use. Seems to work well as long as you have the right barb fitting and ferrule.

I wonder if hi pressure hose reusable ends could be used? Then a "not used often enough" crimping tool would not have to be purchased.

 

[MEP001]

I wonder if hi pressure hose reusable ends could be used? Then a "not used often enough" crimping tool would not have to be purchased.

For what you'd spend on ten reusable fittings (Which are usually not reusable) you could buy the tool. The ferrules are about 50¢ apiece. I know a guy who uses them, and he crimps the hose with ferrules right over the Flojet plastic barbs.

 

[Kar B Kleen]

The crimping tool Mep linked to is the one I use. Seems to work well as long as you have the right barb fitting and ferrule.

Could you post some part #s for the correct ones?

 

[Kar B Kleen]

The pushlock hose also means no clamp or crimping tool which is helpful vs the air hose.

The push lock will start leaking in a few months. Then you cut it off which is a pain, and re-install it and try a hose clamp, but them after a few months it's leaking again.

 

[Toms PTcarwash]

When you cut the hose off the push lock fitting, make sure you use some emory paper or a course scotch bright pad and clean the push lock fitting thoroughly. It should hold, leak free for a long time.

 

[MEP001]

The push lock will start leaking in a few months. Then you cut it off which is a pain, and re-install it and try a hose clamp, but them after a few months it's leaking again.

You have to use push-lock hose and push-lock fittings together. It will hold and not leak.

 

[Kar B Kleen]

You have to use push-lock hose and push-lock fittings together. It will hold and not leak.

I'm using this pre made hose from Kleen Rite
Foamy Brush Hose 15ft | 3/8in MPE | 3/8in Push Lock (kleen-ritecorp.com)