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Are these tanks legal?

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16-02-2016, 22:53

ToddF

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Re: Are these tanks legal?

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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.

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?

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