Fragrance pick up tubing issues

[OurTown]

What type of pick up tubing are you guys using in your fragrance machines/combo vacs? The standard vinyl gets stiff and brittle after a few months making it difficult to pull the jugs out to add fragrance. I switched them to Tygon 2375 and within a week or so I noticed it is majorly bloated looking. Without the zip ties it would have slipped off the pump output in a few days. I'm using the green label fragrance from Car Wash Superstore but also having the same issue with JBS Samurai Shield.

 

[OurTown]

Found the tubing in this condition yesterday.

 

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[MEP001]

That's just PVC tubing someone got at a hardware store, not what Fragramatics uses. The original stuff does harden over time, but it does last.

 

[OurTown]

That's just PVC tubing someone got at a hardware store, not what Fragramatics uses. The original stuff does harden over time, but it does last.

Nope. Like I said in my first post that is Tygon 2375 "ultra chemical resistant tubing". I just looked at my maintenance log and that tubing is two months old. What does Fragramatics use? It should be printed on the tubing.

 

[MEP001]

I don't know, I'll look at mine and see if there's any markings.

 

[celica]

The problem isn't the tubing, it's the product. I had the same problem when using the Kleen-rite house brand. It made the tubing as brittle as a potato chip. It is using a strong solvent instead of true oil base. After i changed to the magic mist oil, the lines went back to their normal flexible state. If you use the fragamatic or magic mist you won't have the brittle lines problem.

 

[OurTown]

I'm sure it's the product causing this but the tubing is definitely not brittle. The regular vinyl tubing turns brittle but this is getting extremely soft and bloating. It's almost mush.

 

[OurTown]

Since all I had 9 days ago was the Tygon I changed it out. Here it is today. I went to the hardware store and got the cheap stuff until I can figure it all out. The tubing was so mushy and slimy and is what I would imagine wet chopped up gummy bears are like.

 

[MEP001]

I still haven't looked at mine, but I can tell you for sure it's the original tubing. It's stiff as hell, but I had to replace the containers a few months back and heating it up let it bend where I needed it. It stiffened right back up once it cooled off.

 

[OurTown]

Rob at National Automotive Chemical recommended Superthane Ether tubing.

 

[MEP001]

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