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Originally Posted by MrBasse
I'll take this opportunity to remind teams that push-to-connect fittings have a lifespan. The barbs are designed to grab a hose one or two times. They are typically rated for ten cycles without failure. Anything beyond that and hose retention is a gamble that you have to determine the risks and rewards of.
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This is news to me. We use SMC one touch fittings. I'm unable to find any such limitations on connection cycles. Can you point me to your reference?