If there’s one thing that just about all of us could agree on, it’s that we don’t like to maintain the things that we use or have. For instance, it’s a pain in the behind to have to maintain the vehicle we drive, attend our biannual dental examinations, and remember to change out the air filters our house every now and then. Maintenance is a great thing, but in our heads, it means more work and effort, which we despise.
You can decide to withhold from maintaining certain things you own if you’re up for the risks. However, maintaining your industrial hoses is an absolute must if you want a safe application. There’s really no other option unless you want to put yourself or a worker in a potentially very dangerous situation.
Why Regularly Maintain Your Industrial Hose?
You might be able to get away with flaking out on maintaining other things in your life. But with industrial hoses, it’d be a major risk not to. Why is that, you wonder? Remember: hoses are great tools, but things can dangerous quickly if they are used when they shouldn’t be operated, like, for instance, if your hose is old and worn out.
Using a damaged hose could potentially cause blown-out pieces of hose or hose accessories and/or media spraying from within your hose, which in turn, can lead to injection injury, slip or fall injuries, or serious damage to your surroundings like nearby equipment or even a building.
Steps to Proper Hose Maintenance
Proper hose maintenance requires several steps that should be repeated regularly. For instance, always inspect your hoses for any tears, kinks, signs of leaking, or other physical signs of wear and tear or damage. Hoses that exhibit signs of destruction should be properly thrown out and replaced. It’s also important to perform tests on your hoses on a routine basis.
Hose maintenance also involves the proper use and storage of your hoses. This means remembering to not tug your hose or pull them tightly around corners and making sure to store them in a dry environment that is neither too cold nor too hot. When you abuse your hoses and put them through harsh conditions, you can expect them to not last as long. So, you better keep those hoses in great condition!
Do you need new industrial hoses? ASJ Hose & Fittings has you covered. Call us up today at (951) 735-1351 to learn more about what Continental brand hoses and hose accessories we have in stock.
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