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Four years of design & testing culminated the Introduction of
a completely new technology in the hose fitting (coupling) market.
Hoselink is patented and totally different to all other hose
fittings. Its unique design makes connecting and joining easy, with a simple point and
twist.
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Two parts lock together like
bayonet type fitting, which has an O'ring to O'ring seal (similar principal to an air hose). This
design makes it water tight, as well as, simple & easy to use, even for people with arthritic
hands.
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The face of each Hoselink
part is identical making it extremely versatile. Two hose connectors can be used to connect a hose
to a tap & spray gun OR can also be used to join
hoses.
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The hose is pushed onto a stem
with a barb and is held securely in place with a split ring. (To understand this concept better, please
refer to the fitting instructions). This concept makes it virtually impossible for the fitting to burst
off the hose.
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Hoselink has no moving parts,
which makes it more durable and secure than ever.
You no longer have to put up with the old, annoying “click on”
parts that leak or burst off your hose, or retention claws that bend inwards or break.
Over the years, Hoselink has carried out
numerous tests to prove how superior Hoselink Garden Hose Connectors are, in
comparison to any other hose connection system available.
The CSIRO testing results proved that Hoselink fittings could be subject to extremely high water pressure
(Over 200 PSI) and they would never burst off the tap or hose. Bearing in mind the average Australian garden tap
pressure is usually in the range of 30-100 PSI.
The
USA Testing proved that
when Hoselink Fittings were subject to two months of continuous water flow, consisting of different temperatures
& water pressures, it was far superior to the old, unreliable Click-on Style fitting. The old Click-On style
fitting, on average, lasted approximately 2.5hours, while the Hoselink Fittings were still in perfect working
condition after 2 months!
Hoselink Commissioned the CSIRO to carry out rigorous testing of the Hoselink Hose Fittings
Range. The following tests were conducted:
The purpose of
these tests was to determine:
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Maximum pressure the fittings would
absorb (to destruction) |
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Maximum pressure at which leakage
occurred |
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The performance of the Hose
Retention system |
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The ability of the product to absorb
pressure applied at right angles (to a hose being pulled when fully extended) |
In summary the testing produced the following Results:
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The pressures absorbed by Hoselink,
before destruction, far exceeded the pressures that any normal Australian taps would ever
experience. |
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More often than not, the hose would
split open before our fittings broke |
The pressures absorbed by Hoselink, before destruction, far exceeded the
pressures that any normal Australian taps would ever experience.
More often than not, the hose would split
open before our fittings broke.
CSIRO Report No
HH 1847 - "Performance Tests on Hoselink Fittings".
The Product Testing Engineer at Dayco Inc. in USA, undertook the following testing with
remarkable results.
TEST
Hoselink
fittings were tested by connecting a hose to a tank that generated continuous cycles of water throughout the
day, without interruptions, for up to 480 cycles per day.
The tank runs
cycles of both hot and cold water. Hot water ranged from 120 - 140 Degrees F, while cold water was generally
anything less than 80 degrees F.
One cycle, of
3minutes, consists of the following flows of water:
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30 seconds of flow
through water at zero pressure (cold water).
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1 minute at 100 PSI cold
water.
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30 seconds of flow
through water at zero pressure (hot water).
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1 minute at 100 PSI hot
water.
The three
minutes cycles continue without interruption for the full day, a total of 480 times per day.
To create a good comparison, the conventional, old, click-on style fitting were also subject to the
above testing.
RESULTS
The testing
period consisted of 30,000 cycles (Approximately 2 months continuously)
The results
reported, the conventional Old Click-on style fittings survived less than 50 cycles.
Hoselink, on the other hand, was still working perfectly at the end of 30,000 cycles. During
the testing period, approximately 60 hoses split, cracked or broke under the pressure, while Hoselink Fittings
never burst off the hose, nor did they break!
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