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Another member suggested a new forum section with new products but it doesn't look like it will be feasible. So I thought I would post this here under General RVing Issues. If enough people post (even...
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Gruu wrote:time to revisit this post......UV zip ties from Consolidated Electric lasted me from Feb 2013 to Mar 2018 when I traded the trailer. They didn't fail in those 5 years....so they will be my choice for the MH which I traded the TT for....So, for the price of 6 zip ties and the ease of using them IMO that's the way to go....Lady Fitzgerald wrote:Can they be installed without using the tensioner, it looks quite expensive.LTCLarry wrote:popeye59 wrote:I used UV rated ties. Picked them up at Consolidated Electric. Is there another reason?LTCLarry wrote:DE88ROX wrote:Why?
Dump the zip ties for some good old fashioned stainless hose clamps. The kind you tighten with a screwdriver.
Because the non-UV rated zip ties deteriorate relatively quickly, whereas the UV rated ones (which come in many colors besides black), last much longer.
Even the UV rated ties are only UV resistant, not UV proof. They still will eventually fail, probably sooner than you think (I'm speaking from experience here). You have a several thousand dollar RV (probably tens of thousands)yet you want to cheap out and use the zip ties? The stainless hose clamps are stronger and pretty much last forever.
