The inner wall types of rubber industrial hoses
As an excellent material, PVC steel wire hose is a widely used in many applications like factory, agriculture, engineering, food and sanitation line for suction and discharge of water, oil, powdery and particle. Here comes the question that when buying such hose, how to distinguish the high quality one.
Look
First look at the whole hose to see if the inner and outer tube is smooth and if the wall thickness is uniform. A high quality PVC steel wire hose has smooth inner tube and uniform wall thickness. If the inner tube is not smooth, it will affect the flow of materials and even cause blocking when transfer powder or particle.
Then look carefully if there is visible matters and if the hose is transparent. High quality PVC steel wire hose is crystal clear without any impurity. If you find the hose turn to yellow or there is purity, they may caused by bad production technology, aging or storage for a long time. Don’t buy that.
Smell
Close to the hose and find out if there is terrible smell. A high quality PVC steel wire hose is nontoxic and odourless. The smell may caused by poor process technology, formulation disproportionality or bad quality additives like deodorant and antioxidant.
Touch
Normally the hose is very strong and clients from some countries require extra strong hose. So press the hose to see if there is distortion. High quality hose will not while bad quality hose may distort.
Test
Cut the hose for several centimeters and bend the steel wire again and again to check the strength and toughness. The steel wire will be broken for bad quality hose while it can be broken only with professional tools for the high quality hose. The quality of steel wire determines the quality of the hose.
As a professional manufacture and exporter, OrientFlex has been in hose industry over 10 years. We provide high quality PVC steel wire hose which is light in weight, flexible, transparent and durable. Our hose has excellent ultraviolet, chemical, aging and weather resistance with high strength steel wire, which could be replaced by copper wire to eliminate static.
If you are interested in PVC steel wire hose, don’t hesitate to contact us. With the proper price, high quality and best service, we will be your unique supplier.
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