Toddupton wrote:
That is high pressure braided hose and you can not use pex connectors on it. The OD is different than pex. If you do not have the correct crimp connectors they will leak. Use a worm clamp and it should work. I would use 2 clamps next to each other just to be safe.
Ah. i was afraid of that answer. That is how it came from the factory. I am going to try putting hose clamps on it next time.
to re work the entire system, to get rid of it the braided hose or tie it in with barbed fittings would me a major undertaking.
that said, the crimp rings fit over the hose exactly like it did over PEX. i certainly wouldn't' think that the 2 would be interchangeable like that....just one more example of a factory's hurry up and get it done mentality.