Holding hoses straight in Caustic Chemicals?

[cityview]

This is one of those silly questions I can't believe I'm asking...

So how do you keep your hoses straight in caustic chemicals? In the soaps I'm fine using a piece of PVC conduit, but in the Acidic and Alkaline chemicals, it starts to either break apart or bend and spiral, as well as bleach. I guess I could use PVC and just replace it every year or two, but I thought someone would have an easy answer for me...

do you use something?

 

[Randy]

We use the Gray electrical conduit. I think we use the ¾” conduit, slip the hose and the foot valve down the hose and put a stainless screw about a ½” from the bottom so the foot valve is up off the bottom of the soap container. We tried the White PVC pipe and it got soft and started to melt over time.

 

[cityview]

We use the Gray electrical conduit. I think we use the ¾” conduit, slip the hose and the foot valve down the hose and put a stainless screw about a ½” from the bottom so the foot valve is up off the bottom of the soap container. We tried the White PVC pipe and it got soft and started to melt over time.

My gray conduit did the same... Odd. I bought mine from Menards. Maybe I'll try to pick one us somewhere else. Thanks for sharing!

 

[water guy]

Try Sch 80

 

[JGinther]

Chlorinated pvc is designed for superior chemical resistance and temperature extremes, but whether it fixes you problem or not depends on the actual chemical itself and concentration.

 

[PaulLovesJamie]

grey electrical conduit, it hasnt bent/warped in 15 years or so.