One day i'm young and carefree and the next day I'm watching youtube videos about hose clamps 😂 Thanks, this was exactly what I was looking for

Not gonna lie, I was struggling with this. And I knew it was simple, but just didn’t know “what” it was. Thank you!

Thanks for the drill trick. I didn't use that because I didn't have the right bit, but it was a great lesson for me. Watching this gave me the confidence to save $50-75 that would've gone to a plumber for five minutes of work.

Really appreciate this video. I'm trying to make a DIY rat cage from materials picked up by my husband from Home Depot. The temp cage I made I used zip ties, but this upgrade is supposed to be with hose clamps... never used them before. I was confounded. Weeks of frustration. But your video was clear and straight to the point. You also provided a context scenario for when they'd be used-marine environment, not rats- but good enough that I can figure the rest out from here. Thank you!

Add one drop of BLUE Loctite before cinching down. No need to overtighten, that actually stresses the mechanism, premature failure. If hose material protrudes from the slots- it's too tight. To make any worm gear drive clamp more permanent- after tightening, use needle nose plires, and roll end up tight, slightly bent; if it can't pull through, it won't loosen. You can't put a price on safety.

Thanks friend, you saved me some time, effort & frustration today

You have taught me everything I know about hose clamps. Thank you.

having been in the construction industry for more years than I care to remember I have found the same, companies manufacture S/S equipment and then use mild steel screws to assemble it the same with aluminum then they market it as rust proof equipment penny wise pound foolish as the saying goes keep up the good work

This video became very useful for me today...thank you...👍👍👍

Hose clamps are the sort of thing that'll teach you a lesson you only need to be taught once ;-) (coming from personal experience)

Great advice! Thanks! I have that same drill, very lightweight and powerful.

Very helpful tips! Thank you

If installing hoses bellow water line or engine you should use two hose clamps if possible. Its just good marine practice I've learned over the years.

Thanks heaps. Looking simple but couldn't figure it out until I see this

Tysm bc I needed to SEE this to understand that I was on the right track with these clamps!

Helpful video needed it thanks.

Having my first experience with a hose clamp. This told me what I needed to know. That fountain will be working beautifully tomorrow! Thanks!

Thanks for your useful lesson. I used a power screwdriver to tighten the clamp.

excellent - I would have had to wait 2 years before i realised that. thank you!

Thank you!

You can also use a crescent wrench or even a flat head on a drill also to tighten them or a screwdriver with the removable bit set!

Don't tight them to much specialy not on plastic connectors! If you use used ones make sure they are complete round and not oval very dangerous to cause leaking!

i used the marinized non-perforated stainless clamps on almost all of the hoses on my recent refit. i found another golden tool for hose clamps- the palm ratchet. my new favorite tool. mine are thumbwheel ratchets from lisle tools.

Hey thanks, I didn't know how to use these hose clamps, I was fumbling about it for awhile wondering how to tighten it.

Thanks for the tips

You just saved my ass because i only tightened down the hose clamps under my trailer with a flat head and i was worried i didn't have them on tight enough!

Helpful, thank you!

Nut drivers also work well when tightening clamps.

Oh dear... it is so obvious that you can use a wrench or power screwdriver with an hexagonal socket... and I haven't realised about it until I watched this video! I always had problems with jubilee clips, and I tried to tight them very hard with a manual screwdriver... and still leaking. I can't believe it the solution was so easy!

Bro fuckin loves his voice man just show us how to use it

Amazon sells top quality USA made all stainless clamps from a company in Illinois. And the cost is around 1$ only! Search it up and the selection is fantastic. Had some in my well for 30 years and reused them. From the MFG: The Precision Brand HD-SN series stainless steel worm gear clamp has a series 300 stainless steel band and housing, a stainless steel screw, and is appropriate for heavy duty use in marine environments. A worm gear mechanism adjusts the clamp’s diameter to precisely apply sealing pressure. and the clamp’s four-piece construction gives it strength that helps provide strong clamping. The band’s 9/16” width provides a greater sealing area than clamps of smaller width. The band, housing and screw are made of stainless steel that conforms to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 300 series standard and provides resistance to corrosion in marine environments. The slotted, 5/16” hex-head screw allows installation using a blade screwdriver, nut driver, or socket wrench. The clamp is recommended for maximum torque of 80 inch-pounds. Hose clamps attach hoses to fittings to prevent flow leakage. They come in a variety of designs and distribute uniform pressure over the circumference of hoses to bind them to fittings. Hose clamps are suitable for a large number of industries, and commonly used in industrial, electronic, and automotive applications. Precision Brand Products manufactures products such as hose clamps, shims, keystock, threaded rods, punch and die sets, and wire. The company, founded in 1946 and headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, meets International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard 9001.

The clamp was SS but the screw bolt was steel. The bolt rusted, the clamp didn't.

I use them on parts of my car, how to you stop them from loosening up? Vibration tens to back them loose a bit

There's something in this video for everyone. If you're watching it, remain patient. Eventually you'll see something that makes you say "ahh". For me it was the socket wrench.

Cheers...regards the socket/screwdriver option. I just need to find my sockets.

A question, how do you get a hose clamp off when the head of the screw has rusted off? Any simple way of doing this?

So it is possible to do PEX system with Hose Clamps?

Nutdrivers are the best... :)

Hey! Using KZfaq to fix my sink. I thought I recognized that voice!

You also want to put the hose clamps in alternating directions on all hoses that are double clamped.

want to use this for my car, thanks for the education.

Does anyone know How much pressure can these things handle?

One day, I could quietly hear water running through the pipes in our house, but no one in the house was using a sink, shower or toilet. So I went outside to see if a hose was being used. I found a garden hose with water running out of it, and no one around. Found out my mothers friend used one of those worm screw hose clamps to secure a garden hose fitting to the end of a garden hose. He had left the spigot on, so the hose was under constant pressure, and he left the house without shutting the spigot off. That hose clamp was rusted, and eventually broke off from the water pressure, and the water must have been spilling out in the yard for hours. The cost of the water wasted was more than what that cheap hose clamp was worth.

Thanks so much for this video. I bought a hose clamp yesterday and spent about a half hour trying to figure out how to make it smaller or close tighter around a resistance rod on my old broken down exercise machine. In frustration I bent it and did all kinds of things to it. You showed us that the socket on the drill is what tightens it, right? I'm wondering if it is what is already built in to the cordless drill or I need to buy one. I will find out later when I go back to it. Thanks for saving me a ton of time and frustration!

Not quite on topic, but beware of DeWalt style impact drivers and stainless steel fasteners. SS has a strong tendency to gall. Galling is when a thread breaks and balls up against the female side of the fastener. Once this happens everything seizes up. A regular cordless drill works better, but still be careful. I either lube SS threads with turnbuckle lubricant or threadlock it with Loctite 243. 243 is the new SS compatible version of the old 242 variety.

Oh you live near me in Maryland wow.

two tips for you. Always have a magnet around to check anything that is suppose to be Stainless Steel. if it clings to the magnet, it ain't good stainless. Secondly, always double clamp your hoses, especially below the water line. Your rusting hose clamp is an excellent reason why you double clamp... it that clamp had failed, it could have resulted in a very water logged boat. its also a ABYC requirement.... hope this helps

HD and Lowes DO sell all-stainless clamps. The cheap ones are stainless bands only, but they have better ones that are all stainless, and are stamped "ALL SS."

thank you sometime the little things that are so simple can in fact cause the greatest probleming in boats

The trashmaid brought me here and i bare no shame in my confession.

Thanks

a lot of people get a dedicated nut driver to tighten the screws....much easier than breaking out your socket set and finding the right socket. Keep it in your small readily accessible tool kit. doesn't take up much space

Yep. Buy cheap--pay later.

Many 1/4 inch drive socket set come with what looks like a screwdriver handle so yo can make nut drivers. There are also various T-handle tools that have a 1/4 inch drive adapter for the same purpose. No need to worry about a dead battery, and you can get a lot of torque with a T-handle. They keep your knuckles back from the clamp too, so less blood spilled and better vision in tight spots.

They sell them in 303 stainless which will rust after so long especially in salt, you want the ones in 316 stainless how to tell is with a magnet it will not stick to 316. lots have stainless but not the screw. I don't know the name but you can get one's that don't have the "threads" they have a bolt but you have to get the right size they don't adjust that far. I only use them below the water line the wont come lose but there expensive.

Before we use hose clamps we treat them with Corrossion X Heavy Duty. www.corrosionx.com/corrosionx-heavy-duty.html

Personally I wouldn't use a ratchet or a drill to tighten a ring clamp because the extra power and lack of feel increase the chances of over-tightening and damaging not only the clamp but also the hose and whatever is in the hose. I've learned the hard way not to tighten things too tight, trust me. Tighter isn't always better and in fact quite the opposite, causing stresses and weakness. Those hex heads on the hose clamps are for flexi-cable screwdriver tools for doing up the clamps in tight places. If I did use a drill or ratchet, I'd go slow and be super-careful not to overtighten.

How to remove the tail of that adjustable clamp

Do you risk damaging rubber hose if you tighten these clamps too tight

thank you he's clamps from Lowe's or a serious pain in the ass I mean Home Depot. I can't believe because I have to drive an hour and a half to get to the store. And now the stupid things don't work. Thank you so much for this.

The best way to insure you get a good quality stainless steel hose clamps, or for that matter any stainless piece for your boat, is to test it with a magnet. A magnet should not stick to Marine grade stainless, but a magnet WILL to some grades of 'stuff' marked as stainless.

with vinager you can check if are true staniless steel, in galvanized steel its become dull, loss its shine, that way you can find if are all made of stainless or if are how you buy in lowe with a screw of galvanized steel

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www.titan-marine-hardware.com/titanium-hose-clamps.htm Buy it once and never again. The hose will need replacing someday and the clamp will still be like new and ready for reuse.

Good points about cheap clamps. BUT!!! You don't have to tighten them to FT (f&*%ing tight) and its actually wrong as you can damage the pipe or rubber or the clamp itself. They should be taught to 3.5Nm and the very big 80mm+ ones to 4Nm) which is quite tight with screwdriver but medium tight with a ratchet and certainly never use an electric tool! ALSO (my second point): If you tighten the clamp properly even with an expensive torque wrench and go tighten it more a day later you will think it has come loose, it has not. This is a characteristic of hose clamps, they don't lose clamping force. The proper way to retighten it is to first loosen it all the way. Good clamp brands: Norma, ABA Sweden (blue ones), Wurth or JCS Stainless made in UK. Even the good branded clamps are less than 1eur each so you have no excuse to get cheap ones unless you're in an emergency! For Marine use they should be rated W4 or W5 (its stamped on the clamp) Sources: SAE automotive clamp specs document, trying to find leaks in my car which were due to crappy cheap clamps various mechanics have put over the years.

Who is they"? I would like to help "them" understand what "they" are talking about. Why give Lowe's, Home Depot (or any other business) a bad report because you do not know what you are buying?! If a hose clamp has a stainless-steel housing and band with a plated steel screw in it (as most do) that screw WILL rust. Especially in a marine environment! Lowe's DOES SELL "All Stainless" hose clamps. Please read the description of what you are buying and know what you are buying. Additionally, in the hose clamp industry, if a hose clamp is not described as "All Stainless Steel" it is NOT ALL Stainless Steel! A good mechanic can tell by sight. The Stainless-steel screws have a unique hue or color. If you need help identifying what you are buying, read the detailed description or simply use a magnet. Stainless steel is (largely) non-magnetic. (There are some exceptions related to a welded fillet area of certain stainless alloys.) If the magnet is attracted to any component part of a hose clamp - that component part has iron in it and WILL RUST! Also hose clamp styles are different depending on the hose material. Make sure you know which type of hose clamp you need for the material being clamped. i.e. - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8lhepOBtZiqqKM.html There are "Lined" or "Shielded" hose clamps that may be much better suited for many marine applications. All Stainless Lined Hose clamps can be searched here: "Ideal-Tridon All Stainless Hose Clamps" All Stainless Shielded hose clamps can be searched here: "Ideal-Tridon SmartSeal Clamps I hope this helps. As always, RBN, USCG Ret P.S. - I've been doing business with FAWCETT's for over 50 years. A great bunch of guys!

ALways buy German type clamps SOLID.

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2 yrs to figure out what?

Never use hose clamps in the bedroom!! No matter what your significant others says!! 😭

Get to the fuckin point