Alternative to jubilee clips or other suggestions ??

[LeonF]

Went to buy a pump unit for my Jabsco loo and found it was as cheap to buy a whole new loo. Installation went well except I can't tighten the jubilee clip on the out hose any more and it is still leaking. I can try warming it to soften and get another turn or two, but failing that any suggestions?? I am wary of cracking the plastic spigot, don't want to use sealant as it might perish the hose or make the spigot slippery.

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

A few turns of self-amalgamating tape on the spigot should do the trick?? Maybe your hose is what we call dead!! ie totally inflexible.

 

[LeonF]

Had crossed my mind....or it could have been the cold. I suppose the hose might be the original so that would make it over 10 years old...I can't bear the thought of replacing it this year..it leads behind some awkward panels..

 

[Malish]

I just used some ordinary plumbers sealant which helped get the hose over the spigot and probably aided the seal - no evidence of perishing in 2 years.

 

[LeonF]

I have tried using that LX stuff on garden hoses and it made the problem worse..too slippery. What sort of sealant did you use ??

 

[Malish]

Hi, Can't remember the specifics - thick, light brown / grey mastic type material probably titled 'pipe & thread sealer'

 

[stephenh]

Try a thin layer of 'Plumbers Mait' - it's a bit like plasticene and never goes off.

Get the real thing and not, as happened to me recently, the imported French equivalent which is useless.

Good luck

from any decent builders or plumbers merchant

 

[vyv_cox]

Use the type of hose clip intended for exhaust tubing, it is far more powerful than a jubilee clip.

 

[LeonF]

Vyv can you be more specific...do you know what they are called ??

 

[Forbsie]

I think he means Superclamps. Do a search in ASAP Supplies. Just be careful not to tighten too much.

 

[willie4646]

If you can, stick the hose end into very hot water and fit while still pliable. Make sure the jubilee is the right size and it is not bottoming out.
Willie

 

[Moonshiners]

be carefull using exhaust U-Bolts/clamps whilt they have much more "perch" would be very easy to crack the plastic outlet.

Personally I'd chuck a bit of silcone sealant from a plumbers merchant/DIY store.

Shouldn't require more than a properly fitted jubilee clip.

 

[vyv_cox]

<<< Shouldn't require more than a properly fitted jubilee clip. >>>

That may well be true of the spiral wound PVC stuff sold by most chandlers. The butyl rubber hose with strong wire reinforcement is almost impossible to seal with jubilee clips. To begin with it seems to be made with an excessively large bore: there have been several comments on these forums to the effect that they rattle around on the nozzle. The hose is remarkably stiff, probably the reason why it is so difficult to feed through small holes in shelves and bulkheads. I had silicone sealant and two jubilee clips as tight as I could get them before I stopped mine leaking. One of the powerful ones fixed it though.

 

[Norman_E]

I solved the same problem by boiling a kettle of water, fitting the hose and jubilee clip, and just nipping up the latter so that it did not slip round the hose. Then I slowly poured on the boiling water whilst gently tightening the clip. The heat moulded the hose to the spigot and there were no more leaks.
There would have been no leaks had it not been for the fact that the new spigot was at a different angle to the old one, which forced me to put an extra bend into the hose.

 

[Hardley]

Go to ASAP Supplies, site and buy the real McCoy
toilet pipe, expensive but no trouble putting on and no smells.
Spend a few pounds and save yourself a lot of trouble.

 

[LeonF]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys....
I am not keen on silicone sealant as I have found it can make this sort of problem worse. Might try Plumbers mate or self amalgamating tape with a super clamp. And the heat thing too. The toilet hose from ASAP does look like the real thing, but may have to wait till next year when I explore the poss of squeezing in a holding tank..I hear that they are going to become compulsory for boats heading over to Holland.