A guide to recognizing the causes of hose failure

From: Hydraulics & Pneumatics | Date: September 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

When a hose failure occurs, identifying what the problem is and taking appropriate steps to correct it will help to minimize system downtime in the future.

When hydraulic or pneumatic hose fails in service, the cause usually can be attributed to either improper component selection, incorrect assembly procedure, poor installation practice, or any combination of these. Each failure mode provides some visual clues that can be traced back to a possible cause of the problem. And almost all of these failures are avoidable.

The following series of photographs shows some of the more common hose ...

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