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  • Jim R
    SMF Supporters
    • Apr 2018
    • 15696
    • Jim
    • Shropshire

    #1

    A cautionary tale

    Hi all
    Just something which may affect others and fore warned is fore armed. I have a spray booth which has an extractor hose connected to it. It sits on my bench and the hose lays on the window sill. When I use the booth I open the window and stick out the end of the hose. I use lacquer thinners quite a lot and so this set up coupled with a mask keeps me safe. Today I felt that there were more fumes in the room than usual. I changed the filter which was a bit dirty but not excessively so and sprayed some more. Still had fumes
    To cut a long story short further investigation showed that the expanding, concertina type extraction hose had perished and had splits in it. May be old age - it's about 7years old - but more likely I feel it had been affected by the sunlight through the window. The splits were on the window side so normally out of sight.
    Just cost me almost ยฃ20 for a replacement!!!
    So check your hoses folks - don't want suffering 'cause of a perished hose.
    Jim
  • rickoshea52
    SMF Supporters
    • Dec 2011
    • 4076
    • Rick

    #2
    Originally posted by Jim R
    Hi all
    Just something which may affect others and fore warned is fore armed. I have a spray booth which has an extractor hose connected to it. It sits on my bench and the hose lays on the window sill. When I use the booth I open the window and stick out the end of the hose. I use lacquer thinners quite a lot and so this set up coupled with a mask keeps me safe. Today I felt that there were more fumes in the room than usual. I changed the filter which was a bit dirty but not excessively so and sprayed some more. Still had fumes
    To cut a long story short further investigation showed that the expanding, concertina type extraction hose had perished and had splits in it. May be old age - it's about 7years old - but more likely I feel it had been affected by the sunlight through the window. The splits were on the window side so normally out of sight.
    Just cost me almost ยฃ20 for a replacement!!!
    So check your hoses folks - don't want suffering 'cause of a perished hose.
    Jim
    I have used this stuff in the past and as an extension to the semi-rigid hose for the extractor - https://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-p...-x-100mm/18232
    On the bench: Airfix 1/48 Sea King HC4, Revell 1/24 Trabant.
    Coming soon: Airfix 1/72 Phantom FGR2.
    Just finished: Airfix 1/48 Stuka & Airfix 1/72 Sea King HC4.

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