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Hi, Iceman,

I've not seen these connectors. Generally, we are very conservative and reluctant to change when it comes to new products in this country.

Are they flexible hoses? Do they connect to a conventional flare?

Thanks for the complement. It all started when I began compiling a risk assessment based on the 'leakability' of the usual types of joints that we find in the field.
I'm doing this as part of a training programme connected to the new regulations we have here that have just come in to law that states that all systems must be checked regularly for leaks.

What the regulation actually says is, that parts of a system' that are most likely to leak' must be checked.
So, how do you work that out? Obviously an assessment of the installation.

Top of the list in terms of reliability are brazed and welded pipes with a certificate of testing.
Bottom of the list? shaft seals, flares, driers and Schrader valves.

Given a bit of thought, flares were slipping down the league table in terms of reliability, because it is so inherently weak.

Frankly, I wouldn’t be sorry to se the back of them - Schrader valves too, while we are about it.


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