Deaf toilet outlet hose

[Chris_B4]

Fitted a new loo last weekend and after much cursing all was well until I came to fit the new outlet hose to the seacock (thought I should replace hoses as well).

As I understand everything should be double clipped for security, which they were before I removed them, but despite a great deal of effort and swearing I could not get the new hose more than 15mm over the seacock so only enough to put a single jubilee clip on.

I tried putting the end of the hose in hot water and used plenty of washing up liquid but it would not go on any further, oh yes, and I shouted really really loud at it and that didn't work either.

Any other tips I might try ?

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[Evadne]

Sorry, no. The water has to be really hot, like fresh out of the kettle, and obviously as deep as the length of hose you're trying to get over the fitting but even so, now you know why most of us only have one jubillee clip per hose. Just make sure it is a genuine kitemarked A4 stainless steel one.

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[burgundyben]

I fitted lots of bog hoses when I worked for westerly, I reckon a hair dryer to heat the hose, it has to be quite warm but heated slow, if you heat to quick like with a hot air paint stripping gun you'll scorch the outside before the inside is warm enough, nice and gentle till its really floppy, plus a bit of fairy liquid.

<hr width=100% size=1>Sod the Healey - I think I'll buy an E-Type.

 

[burgundyben]

I fitted lots of bog hoses when I worked for westerly, I reckon a hair dryer to heat the hose, it has to be quite warm but heated slow, if you heat to quick like with a hot air paint stripping gun you'll scorch the outside before the inside is warm enough, nice and gentle till its really floppy, plus a bit of fairy liquid.

Yell at it some more!!

<hr width=100% size=1>Sod the Healey - I think I'll buy an E-Type.

 

[Andy_H]

I had the same problem on a Centaur we once had. It could be compound by metric hose sizes verses old imperial sized seacocks. The only way to do it is to hold the hose in water which is actually boiling for a few minutes, so as to get it really soft. If the boat is in the water, and therefore the seacock is in contact with the sea, the coldness of the seacock will cool the hose almost instantly, so it would help if you could warm the seacock as well. Easier said than done, but perhaps a hair dryer of wrapping a cloth which has been in hot water around it for a few minutes.
Good luck!
Andy H

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[Trevethan]

couldn't get mine to fit either when changing bogs last week.

eventually resorted to boiling water and used pliers to stretch the hose a bit, then more boiling water, and ummm a water based lubricant available at Boots smeared generously all over the seacock

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