Don't buy a new Air Hose, Fix it for free!

your Air Compressor Air Hose just popped, what do you do? Do you throw away the damaged hose? in this repair video I walk you through all the steps on how to fix and repair your punctured air hose without spending any money by using things you may already have in your work shop. This fix applies to all industrial or automotive air hoses in sizes 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 .
The steps performed in this video is something that works but should be done at your own risk. Eddies Customs and Restorations is not responsible for any injuries that may occur for following any steps in this video.

[@robassable]

Thanks! My hose split right behind the fitting like yours. Always happens in the middle of a project of course, but following your tutorial got the repair done in 10 minutes! I used a 4.5" angle grinder with a metal cutting disc...carefully, cuz the metal is thin/soft and cuts quick!. I actually put the brass colored outer shell back on and put the hose clamp over the whole thing, and no leaks.

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

@@robassable heeey that's awesome! Never tried it with the metal sleeve back on lol and yes definately always has to happen at the worse time!! Couldn't agree more!

[@alecharper515]

Perfect! My neighbors thank you...!

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

You're very welcome 🙏

[@daniellundberg6167]

Wow. Your shop is just like mine. It's only theoretically possible to keep clean.

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

@@daniellundberg6167 🤣🤣🤣

[@glendacheek5682]

Thanks this was very helpful

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

You're welcome 🙏

[@TheMonkdad]

Thank you. This was exactly what I needed.

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

I'm glad it helped. Thanks for your feedback!

[@amarsidhu3831]

Thank you. I just fixed it with the help of your video.

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

Thank you!! Glad it helped!

[@scottc3165]

I wonder if I can do this to my acetylene set up! It's getting a bit old.

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

@@scottc3165 lol I wonder. I mean it holds over 150psi of air pressure but hey everything here is at your own risk lol

[@mnight207]

Pinch clamps/single ear clamps are the best. And the clamp tite tool with wire

[@do-ineedtosay723]

Thanks for posting this! Verry helpful! You would think that somewhere there'd be a spec on how much torque is required to tighten down the hose clamp. For example, let's say your application for this hose is 120psi maximum. Then the clamp would have to be torqued down to X Nm. Otherwise, if you ever went near 120psi and it wasn't clamped down tight enough, the hose could separate from the fitting and potentially fly off and hit somebody! *

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

@@do-ineedtosay723 I agree with you 100% thankfully the barbed fitting helps a lot to keep that from happening but yes couldn't agree more.

[@anna-rexia]

I use a small compressor for my air gun for upholstery. The other day my hose just bust off the end of my gun. Lucky I didn’t get hit but I taped it back up and it happened again. Bought a new jubilee clip and got it tightened by my fella. Now I’ve lost a bit of confidence in using the gun, although I’ve been using an air gun in my upholstery for over 30 years! Very scary when a hose blows off like that , especially with a full tank of air! Looking at KZbin videos to make sure I have it fixed correctly x Ps…I am using the same hose clamp as you have there. But if there is a better one I would love to know. Maybe it’s the earclamp with the lugs on the sides of it?

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

@@anna-rexia that's odd. I have all of my hoses rigged up like this in my shop and have yet to have one blow off lol. Perhaps the clamp is not tightened enough? I have 165 psi running in my hoses and have never had that happen...im quite sure it's a not properly secured clamp....sorry that has happened to you..

[@ThirdEyeThrive]

Hell yeah 👍

[@sdoieqwfjhweoiuhasdo]

Why does the airline bubble like that right beneath the crimp? this same thing has happened to me before too.

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

It is the area where the inner layer is weakened by the crimp/crush and over time this happens.

[@Fredengle]

Hi as a the local poor person My question to use is I am trying to understand the basic fix concept does it sound right to you get a hose barb with quick connect if have that and add a hose clamp does that sound right thoughts please thank you!

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

Yes aslong as it has a barb fitting the hose clamp will hold it pretty well.

[@Fredengle]

I mean I have not done it recently but it seems I am trying to remember the remedy I used to fix a hose before as previously stated if there were a way to use a barb and if could add clamp and quick connect fiting it would work well assuming the barb size is right and the clamp is tight ? I mean I just bought was is hopefully a great bike pump but one user comment the air chuck mighte be poorly designed so I guess the remedy does this sound right is cut it than put a hose clamp with barb and of cousre the best way to get the most unieversal fit is a guess if you can add a quick connect ? but maybe before I go trying to buy that replacement part I think the above is right but before I go buying replacment part may be I had better be certain of the correct hose diameter once I have that it seems barb with clamp is the remedy is that correct thank you as previously stated trying to find the poormans remedy as I do not have much mechnacial experience or possibly time to wait for complex parts trying to find a quick remedy so again hose barb with clamp sound right ? thank you I think I could figure out what should be a minor procedure as the poormans technique not much mechnical experience but I guess it shoud be find as long as you have a good clamp does the clamp have to clamp smaller than the hose diameter ideas please thank you ps does this air hose clamp with barb thing would that not also apply if for some reason I have a damaged tube in my washer is it not the same ideas? thank you agains so I guess what I want to do is put a barb and clamp it using the right size barb and clamp and I guess Ideally if use a quick connect it will have more options sound right thank you!

[@Fredengle]

@@EddiesCustomsandRestorations Hi Eddie I see the following video provides an explanation : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGrOkHqvdshrldksi=ce_bQCh3iNbXZey3 but is there not reason I could not apply the same Idea if I had a tip on an bike pump that did not Like I mean could it not theoretically be repaird the same way if you could find a suitlable size hose barb ?

[@ct1freak]

Fwiw they make compression fittings for this very thing. It uses a barb and 2 piece fitting that you screw together and gets it from backing out and is way safer that a screw clamp. Super easy take just a couple mins to install. You find them at lowes or similar

[@wryanddry2266]

careful you don't cut too deep and ruin the barb.

[@michaelryan9311]

You are better off buying a reamer kit for hoses. 134$ not to expensive and if you have a shop its a better investment than the multiple hose clamps you will go through. The hose clamps have sharp edges and require constant adjustments. If you have like one or two hoses and its just you, then sure. But we like tools right!!??

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

Lol we sure do like tools 😆 And thats definately best but for the average person this would be a quick fix

[@michaelryan9311]

@@EddiesCustomsandRestorations there are crimper for like little over 30$ for a 2 size crimp and ferrules are super cheap. The 134$ one is just a quality one with multiple sizes. Also, it's a video idea 💡

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

@@michaelryan9311 that's for sure! Thank you! And I actually have the crimpers that go all the way up the sizes to do hydraulic and AC Lines. Thanks for the video idea, i will definately do one one day. Have a blessed day and happy holidays.

[@michaelryan9311]

@@EddiesCustomsandRestorations thank you. You as well.

[@patricioovalle6590]

no lo hagan,es peligroso la clamp puede safarse y la manguera puede golpear tu ojo...es por eso que OSHA no lo permite,lo arreglas correctamente y compras una nueva...pero,si es para tu uso personal,adelante!!

[@reshpeck]

But how do you use a pneumatic cutoff tool to cut the air hose when your air hose is busted? I'm so confused! I'm going to go put my head back in the microwave

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

🤣 you know what, I hadn't thought of that lol 😆 😂 🤣 electric grinder would work good too but wow this cracked me up lol 🤣

[@chrisurfer83]

Dude! Use a vise! You gonna lose a finger!

[@EddiesCustomsandRestorations]

@@chrisurfer83 lol I keep telling myself that but I don't listen lol 😂