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  1. 19th February 2008, 08:26 PM #1
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    Help I bought a braided flexible hose from bunnings that was for gas and used it for water. It looks exactly like water hose.

    It works but will it leak?

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  2. 19th February 2008, 08:31 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Learner View Post
    Help I bought a braided flexible hose from bunnings that was for gas and used it for water. It looks exactly like water hose.

    It works but will it leak?

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    http://www.aquaknect.com.au/leisure.htm



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    take it back and get a water one, water one is cheaper anyway.
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  3. 19th February 2008, 08:31 PM #3
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    I have been using it for water 3 years no leak. Help please?????
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    So you've been using it for three years and now asking if it will leak.
    Have a nice day - Cheers
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    Quote Originally Posted by Learner View Post
    Help I bought a braided flexible hose from bunnings that was for gas and used it for water. It looks exactly like water hose.

    It works but will it leak?

    Help

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    http://www.aquaknect.com.au/leisure.htm



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    I'm surprised it went on... as gas- and water fittings are usually spec'd with different threads to avoid that sort of thing!?
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  8. 20th February 2008, 04:29 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!! View Post
    I'm surprised it went on... as gas- and water fittings are usually spec'd with different threads to avoid that sort of thing!?
    Exactly the same size BSP thread
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    They still use BSP threads except when connecting to bottles or cylinders.

    Methinks someone is having a giggle with this one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Learner View Post
    I have been using it for water 3 years no leak. Help please?????

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    why are you asking if it will leak three years after you've (illegally) installed it? You obviously decided three years ago that it would be fine, why ask for advice now? Judging from your previous posts you don't listen to advice anyway.

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    I wanna see that response.

    I'm with Wonderplumb on this one. I think someone is trying to take the P155.
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    I was told that it would be quite safe to use a water hose for gas some time ago as I couldn't get a proper gas hose at the time - and this meant 4 people and machinery standing around doing nothing on paid overtime (at double time too).

    So I got the hose and connected it. It was only between a LPG regulator on a 9kg bottle and the burner so not illegal for me to connect it.

    All went well but I ordered in a proper gas hose just to be sure. This is a special hose (heat resistant as a safety precaution due to the nature of the equipment it connects to) and not a standard BBQ type.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smurf View Post
    I was told that it would be quite safe to use a water hose for gas some time ago as I couldn't get a proper gas hose at the time -


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  14. 21st February 2008, 09:56 AM #14
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    Well the gas braided hoses are kept in a bin close to the water hoses at bunnings. They look exactly the same and are of same lengths, diameters, thread sizes etc.

    What is to stop someone mixing them up?
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    You can use the water hose but as a short term soloution as the rubber gets eaten up by the gas. Thats why you dont use rubber with gas.
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