Orange things on gas pipe

[mick]

I've just been in my cockpit locker (!) and noticed several little orange tubes a couple of inches long on my gas pipe. I'm sure someone will be able to tell me what they are. Thanks in advance.

 

[jay]

Mick - your going to have to give us more - do you mean orange tubes sleeved over your gas pipe? Is the pipe copper or.....?

 

[pappaecho]

A picture with a digital camera would help ...

 

[bugs]

Assuming its mostly a copper pipe gasline , might it be the normal orange rubber hose jubilee clipped onto the copper as a junction between two lengths of copper(instead of brass or brazed fitting). Or could be be an anti vibration method or anti scuff device (anything moving around near it).

 

[mick]

Yes, orange sleeves on copper pipe, and they are fitted fairly loosely, obviously not two lengths joined together. I think the anti-vibration idea is favourite at the moment.

 

[steve28]

Maybe more of a visual aid ,i.e. orange pipe = gas