When Ideal is not ideal - Cheap source of good hose clamps?

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Well, I just twisted the head off another hose clamp. Other than dealing with old boat parts, what am I doing wrong?

There was a clog in a thru-hull fitting. So I closed the valve (felt it moosh something, too) and loosened the hose clamps.

Then I fought to get the hose off and cleared the clog (mostly grass), and made sure water ran freely through the valve.

I closed the valve, put the hose back on, and began to retighten the clamp. SPROING! The head twisted off. It wasn't even tight yet - I opened the valve and water dripped out of the hose. It's stamped "IDEAL TRIDENT 300 SERIES" and shows a small amount of rust.

Should I not expect to be able to loosen and reattach a hose clamp? If I open one up is it immediately trash and should be replaced with a brand new one?

The test above proves ABA is the superior brand, and even at 5x the cost seems like a no brainer for important fittings.

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Originally Posted by svlamorocha

Hello everyone

I have just spent a few weeks on my boat and was dismayed to find six hose clamps that had failed and were less than two years old. This includes three that are below the waterline and two in the same fitting. All the clamps that failed are "Ideal" clamps for which I paid a princely retail price in the Caribbean. See attached photos.

This makes me think that I need to replace all the clamps below the waterline because I do not trust that brand anymore.

Does anyone know about a reasonably-priced source of good (ideally "embossed" instead of "slotted") stainless clamps in the US?

Is there any difference between the #8 AWAB clamps sold by Atlantic Boat Supply via Amazon at $23 per 10 and the similar AWAB clamp sold by Jamestown at $45.87 per box of 10?

I look forward to some learning!

C


Thanks

C

Many different types of hose clamps

Each has a specific purpose

https://www.normagroup.com/norma/en/products/



For instance Google... constant torque hose clamp

When a hose assembly handling cooling water heats up , it expands

If the wrong hose clamp is used , the clamp will become over torqued by the hot , cold expansion cycle ...it will fail.