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Re: Small hole in Phill's hose...anyone have a fix?
Re: Small hole in Phill's hose...anyone have a fix?
Anything applied that does not have the strength to "push back" against 3600psi will easily be dislodged. That's why I suggested a sealant, covered with a
Re: Small hole in Phill's hose...anyone have a fix?
The hose appears fine - it looks like the hole is in the rubber piece where the hose connects to the quick release mechanism - literally a hole in the rubber.
Re: Small hole in Phill's hose...anyone have a fix?
That's it! Now I know those guys at Fuelmaker are eating too much yellow snow up there in Canada. $2000 for a hose, oh yeah, don't forget the shipping. The
I developed a small hole in my Phill's hose, just on the compressor side of the breakaway. You can hear and smell gas escaping. I called FuelMaker, and their
Re: Small hole in Phill's hose...anyone have a fix?
If it's an indoor unit,the detector is part of the install. Hopefully it won't shut the unit down once it sniffs the leak. Try leaving the garage door open, if
Re: Small hole in Phill's hose...anyone have a fix?
I hope you have a methane / natural gas detector in your garage? Everyone should have one of these anyway in case the vehicle fuel system develops a leak (the
Re: Small hole in Phill's hose...anyone have a fix?
I don't have a garage, so mine is an outside install. The Phill will still shut down if there is a pressure drop, so I'm not worried. I sent another email to
Re: Small hole in Phill's hose...anyone have a fix?
Is the problem downstream or upstream of the breakaway? If it's downstream, Fuelmaker should be able to provide a replacement hose from the breakaway to the
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