Warning: Talk with an old timer about suction hose maintenance

Ran into a retired guy at the fuel dock in Port Arthur last week. He noticed I wasn't flushing my suction hose after every shift and told me he had a hose burst on him back in '89 that put a job 3 days behind. Said it was just sand buildup eating through from the inside. I always thought it was fine to do it weekly. Now I'm flushing after every pull. Has anyone else had a hose fail on them from not cleaning it enough?

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dylanh815d ago

First time I skipped a flush back in ‘06 I ended up with grit scoring the inner liner like sandpaper. @diana_park nailed it, two minutes extra is nothing compared to a diesel shower. A clean hose is a cheap habit that never bites you.

diana_park5d ago

Shoot, that old timer was dead right. I learned the hard way back in '05 when a hose I'd been skimping on cleaning blew out on a hot afternoon. Got a face full of diesel and lost half a day just cleaning up the mess and waiting for a replacement to show up. The inside was all rough and pitted from grit that had been sitting in there for weeks. Now I flush the hose after every single pull, even if I'm just moving the boat to another spot in the dock. It takes two extra minutes but beats the hell out of a busted hose and a delay.