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04-11-2007, 03:49 AM
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The other thing about that home depot stuff is that it really isn't all that flexible. It really likes to stay in the coil shape that it comes off the roll and it takes quite a bit of pressure to force it to do otherwise. Like enough to lift a hang-on overflow box up off the edge of your tank...
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04-11-2007, 05:15 AM
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Ah .. there's a trick to that stuff. It needs to be heated and then its malleable, and will restiffen as it cools.
So for example to slip it on easily onto a hose barb, dip the end in hot water for about 10-20 seconds and then its workable. The larger stuff (1.5" diameter) will even collapse on itself at the store, so you have to work on getting the length you need heated up and then you can open it up, hold it in place at the shape you want it and when it cools it will be good again.
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