Connecting hoses to pitot/static tubes

[Ernest Christley]

What is the best way to secure plastic tubing to aluminum pitot tubes.
The plastic hose will slide over the aluminum tube, though it requires
quite a bit of push to get more than 1/2". Would a couple of spring
clamps work, or is something more significant called for?

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Ernest Christley wrote:
> What is the best way to secure plastic tubing to aluminum pitot tubes.
> The plastic hose will slide over the aluminum tube, though it requires
> quite a bit of push to get more than 1/2". Would a couple of spring
> clamps work, or is something more significant called for?


Hi,
Use a hair drier to warm the plastic tube and it will slide more
easily. While the tube is still warm use a small tie wrap. Voilà!
Regards,
S6

[Bill Daniels]

Anything that might make the plastic tube "bunch up" so as to create a leak
path is a bad idea. Wire and clamps seem to do this. The solution is
"castrating rings" (No kidding).
See: http://www.agri-pro.com/Castrate.html#rings

Roll one of these over the plastic tube after you slip it over the aluminum
tube to get an air tight fit.

Bill Daniels

"Ernest Christley" > wrote in message
.. .
> What is the best way to secure plastic tubing to aluminum pitot tubes.
> The plastic hose will slide over the aluminum tube, though it requires
> quite a bit of push to get more than 1/2". Would a couple of spring
> clamps work, or is something more significant called for?

[Ron Wanttaja]

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 02:22:19 GMT, Ernest Christley > wrote:

> What is the best way to secure plastic tubing to aluminum pitot tubes.
> The plastic hose will slide over the aluminum tube, though it requires
> quite a bit of push to get more than 1/2". Would a couple of spring
> clamps work, or is something more significant called for?

I put a twist of safety wire around it....

Ron Wanttaja

[Morgans[_2_]]

>
>> What is the best way to secure plastic tubing to aluminum pitot tubes.
>> The plastic hose will slide over the aluminum tube, though it requires
>> quite a bit of push to get more than 1/2". Would a couple of spring
>> clamps work, or is something more significant called for?
>
> I put a twist of safety wire around it....

Do you go around it twice before twisting, to avoid "bunching" ?
--
Jim in NC

[Ron Wanttaja]

On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:24:01 -0400, "Morgans" > wrote:

>
> >
> >> What is the best way to secure plastic tubing to aluminum pitot tubes.
> >> The plastic hose will slide over the aluminum tube, though it requires
> >> quite a bit of push to get more than 1/2". Would a couple of spring
> >> clamps work, or is something more significant called for?
> >
> > I put a twist of safety wire around it....
>
> Do you go around it twice before twisting, to avoid "bunching" ?

"You only go around once in life...."

....and so do my pitot/static safety wires. Maybe that explains my 150 knot
cruise. :-)

Ron Wanttaja

[Morgans[_2_]]

"Ron Wanttaja" > wrote
>
> ...and so do my pitot/static safety wires. Maybe that explains my 150 knot
> cruise. :-)
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<Chuckle out loud>

Perhaps you got one of those wires twisted tooo tightly in the wrong place.
Perhaps around your "truth tube", whatever that is!

(get your mind out of the gutter-it was not meant "that" way!)
--
Jim in NC

[Ron Natalie]

Ron Wanttaja wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 02:22:19 GMT, Ernest Christley > wrote:
>
>> What is the best way to secure plastic tubing to aluminum pitot tubes.
>> The plastic hose will slide over the aluminum tube, though it requires
>> quite a bit of push to get more than 1/2". Would a couple of spring
>> clamps work, or is something more significant called for?
>
> I put a twist of safety wire around it....
>
I've got these non reusable clamps that I have on my soda lines
(which are under pressure) in my kitchen. You have to have a little
tool (looks like a pair of end nippers) to squeeze them on.

[jerry wass]

Ron Natalie wrote:

> Ron Wanttaja wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 02:22:19 GMT, Ernest Christley
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> What is the best way to secure plastic tubing to aluminum pitot tubes.
>>> The plastic hose will slide over the aluminum tube, though it
>>> requires quite a bit of push to get more than 1/2". Would a couple
>>> of spring clamps work, or is something more significant called for?
>>
>>
>> I put a twist of safety wire around it....
>>
> I've got these non reusable clamps that I have on my soda lines
> (which are under pressure) in my kitchen. You have to have a little
> tool (looks like a pair of end nippers) to squeeze them on.


I hope your soda lines are of the type which is amenable with Scots
whisky--??

[Ron Natalie]

jerry wass wrote:

>
> I hope your soda lines are of the type which is amenable with Scots
> whisky--??

Put fizzy stuff in the whiskey? Are you daft.
It does dispense tonic for the gin however.