It occurred to me that the new hose might loosen up enough to slide on if
you heated the it in a bucket of hot (clean water.

As for getting the old ones off, did you try cutting a slit in the hose
where it fits on the fitting? You could at least get an old wood chisel in
to convince it off. ps old as in not sharp. don't want to scratch up the
fitting.

Good luck and wear those long rubber gloves, just in case...

--
"Stay calm. Be brave. Wait for the signs."

Frank Johansen
Aurora, Ontario

"Lloyd Sumpter" a écrit dans le message de
...

Yes, trying to "weasel out". Doing the Urban Thing of doing what I do
well, getting paid for it, then paying someone else to do what I don't do
well.

Fittings are already correct and don't need replacing. Hose is $13/ft
"no odour" sewage line. Macerator installed (with float-switch interlock
and run-dry backup and pushbutton override), Acugage Tank sensor ready to
be installed. All fittings on the top of the tank, dual 3/4" vent hoses
for flo-thru ventilation... (Don't need a Y-valve because there are
virtually no pumpout stations here on the West coast of Canada.)

But these damn hoses are winning, dammit! (and the two-week trip up the
coast is 1 1/2 weeks away...) You say "rip out the old hose..." OK...you
first!

Lloyd

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 02:37:33 +0000, Capt. Mooron wrote:

Ha Ha Ha.... Good Lord Lloyd.... trying to weasel out of the dirty
work???
Do it right, do it yourself... rip out all the old hose and replace the
thru hull and backing plate. Install it correctly with proper fittings.
Bullet proof the system. Forget working with trying to tie in cruddy
scent
impregnated, problematic line. Do it once and do it right. Throw in a
macerator and install a proper lockable "Y" valve. I mean really, if
you're
going to stake bragging rights to a new holding tank... ;-)


CM


"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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| Hi,
| Can someone recommend someone who would finish plumbing my holding
| tank? I can't get the *&%$#@$%# hoses on the fittings! And, I need to
get
| the old hose off the thru-hull, and replace it. Oh, and there's s
| probably-very-evil clog somewhere in that hose that has to be dealt
| with...
|
| Is there anybody in Vancouver that does this sort of thing?
|
| Lloyd Sumpter
| "Far Cove" Catalina 36 - c/w shiny new holding tank!
|