Multipurpose - Suction and Discharge

At a glance:

Air, cement, chemicals, chocolate, diesel, drill water, flour, fuel, glucose, grain, gravel, milk, oil, sand, seawater, solvents, sugar, water.

Example:

Left: Wired-in flanged hose tails on a 16" id water suction hose.
Right: A multipurpose hose with an internally swaged flanges.

Specification:

A165, A166, A167 and A168.: Hand-built hard wall multipurpose suction and discharge hose.

Size:

2" (51mm) id to 36" (915mm) id

Length:

Up to and including 12" (305mm) - 19.5 mtr. 14" (356mm) and above - 12 mtr.

Lining:

Smooth bore, mandrel built.

Reinforcement:

Multiple layers of synthetic cord plus a single steel helix, giving a minimum 3.5:1 safety factor and a minimum bend radius of 6 x bore size.

Pressure:

Cover:

Abrasion and weather resistant Neoprene rubber.

Couplings:

There are various methods of attachment depending on the working pressure and application:

Couplings:

Refer to Coupling Systems for further information.

Physical data:

The following table shows a range of available sizes. Other sizes are available upon request.

Approximate weight Kg/mtr
Bore size		Specification
Inches	mm	A165	A166	A167	A168
2	51	3	3	3	3
3	75	4	4	4	4
4	100	5	5	6	6
5	127	8	8	9	9
6	150	10	11	11	12
7	178	12	12	14	14
8	200	17	17	17	18
10	250	19	21	21	23
12	300	22	24	24	26
14	356	33	35	37	37
16	406	35	37	37	40
18	457	42	42	46	46
20	500	47	47	52	56
24	600	60	65	65	80
Many other sizes are available up to 36" (915mm) id.

Variations:

Rubber quality	Suffix	Application
Natural	NR	Water, medium abrasives
Nitrile	NBR	Fuels, oils
Neoprene	CR	Seawater, oil based mud
EPDM	EP	Chemicals, seawater
1/4" thick Natural	NRT	Heavy abrasives
Hypalon®	CSM	Chemicals
XLPE	XLPE	Chemicals, including solvents
Viton®	FPM	Special applications
WRCA EPDM	WRCA	Drinking water
White Natural FDA	WNR	Food products
White Neoprene FDA	WCR	Food products
Rubber qualities: click here

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