Flexible hoses for water, including reinforced, made the process of watering and connecting various home appliances like a washing machine easier, faster, more aesthetic. Before that, we had to weld metal tubes into the main pipe to connect new household appliances. And it was laborious and not very nice.
Today, reinforced hoses for water (plumbing) easily solve the problems of connecting a dishwasher or washing machine, toilet bowl or a new washbasin. And the bathroom gets a more modern and neat look. In addition, due to the flexibility of the hose, the instruments can be rearranged indoors. In addition, some types of flexible hoses can be used for the heating system.
Benefits of a reinforced flexible water hose
Flexible piping for tap water has a number of undeniable advantages:
- absence of welding work during installation;
- A simple connection process that everyone can handle;
- more aesthetic appearance in comparison with metal pipes;
- practicality;
- durability and reliable operation;
- good resistance to high temperatures and mechanical damage.
Speaking about reliability and durability, it is necessary to understand that these characteristics refer only to quality products made not by handicraft method. Submissions must be made by a trusted manufacturer, from high quality materials, with full tightness of the hose and thread integrity. Especially carefully you need to monitor the quality of the rubber seal.
The design of reinforced hoses for tap water
Of all types of flexible hoses reinforced are the most common and in demand. They are made of rubber with a metal braid of stainless steel. Hoses are available in different lengths and can have a red or blue winding.
At the ends of the hose are fastenings in the form of nuts or fittings with rubber gaskets. The arrangement of fasteners can be different: two nuts or a nut on one side and a fitting on the other.
On the hose, you can start water with a temperature of up to 90 ° C. For a heating system, this type of hose can not be used. Most often the sphere of its application is the connection of household appliances.
Reinforced hoses for irrigation
Another category of reinforced flexible hoses are garden hoses, which are also called hoses. They are used as a flexible pipeline when supplying service water under high pressure.
There is such a sleeve of three layers:
- The inner layer of PVC, which differs by the technical and mechanical characteristics, depending on the scope of application.
- The outer layer of PVC, resistant to external influences and mechanical abrasion.
- Braid between the layers to strengthen the section (for expansion and compression) and increase the rigidity of the hose along the entire length.
The purpose of the watering hose is to work with water under pressure from 5 to 17 atmospheres and a temperature of up to + 60 ° C. Reinforced rubber water hoses are manufactured with different diameters - from 4 to 50 mm. Between themselves and with other elements hoses are connected by means of end flanges or branch pipes.
The convenience of reinforced hoses is that they do not break during use, they can easily be moved around the site to water the beds in different parts of the garden / garden.
Store watering sleeves is recommended indoors in a shelf / rack at temperatures from -10 to +30 ° C. If it happened that the hoses were stored for a long time at a negative temperature, they must be stored at room temperature for 24 hours before use.