How to Choose Hose Clamps for Chemical Transfer Hoses
A coolant leak makes a puddle. A chemical leak can burn skin, blind an operator, release toxic vapour or eat thro...
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How Tight Should a Hose Clamp Be?
Ask ten mechanics how tight should a hose clamp be and most will say "until it feels right." Honest, but no help ...
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Oct
Hose Clamp Size Chart in mm and Inches
This hose clamp size chart puts the whole OneTouch Exim catalogue on one page, in inches and in millimetres, so y...
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Oct
Heavy Duty vs Standard Hose Clamps: When to Upgrade
You replaced the clamp in March. It leaked again in May, so you replaced it again, a little tighter this time. No...
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Oct
How to Choose the Right Exhaust Clamp for Your Application
Most exhaust leaks that come back after a "fix" share one cause: the clamp was picked by pipe size alone, and nob...
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Oct
How to Choose the Right Double Wire Hose Clamp for Your Application
Walk into any farm shed, pond supply shop or woodworking store and you will find a box of double wire hose clamps...
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How to Choose the Right Double Ear Clamp for Your Application
A double ear clamp is the small steel band with two raised loops that you see on air hose barbs, fuel lines on sm...
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Oct
How to Choose the Right Constant Tension Hose Clamp for Your Application
Most guides on how to choose a constant tension hose clamp stop at "pick one that fits the hose." That is the eas...
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DIN 3017 Hose Clamp Standard Explained
If you have ever ordered hose clamps from a European supplier, or pulled one off a German-built engine, you have ...
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Oct
Constant Tension Clamp vs Standard Hose Clamp: Key Differences Explained
A coolant hose that was dry when the truck left the shop is weeping a pink crust by the next cold morning. Nobody...