Shortening OMS Corrugated Inflator Hoses

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Larry Anta - 05 Oct 2004 14:15 GMT

I have a dual-bladder OMS wing and find the inflator hoses way too long.
Has anyone shortened an OMS corrugated inflator hose themselves and lived to
tell about it?

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steven tolleneer - 05 Oct 2004 14:37 GMT

>I have a dual-bladder OMS wing and find the inflator hoses way too long.
>Has anyone shortened an OMS corrugated inflator hose themselves and lived to
>tell about it?

Yup, you can't shorten them. Inner diameter is way smaller than hose
ends. They sell shorter versions though.

HTH

Steven

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mike gray - 05 Oct 2004 14:48 GMT

>>I have a dual-bladder OMS wing and find the inflator hoses way too long.
>>Has anyone shortened an OMS corrugated inflator hose themselves and lived to
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> Steven

Never seen an OMS inflator, but to shorten inflators with a pull dump,
you use the same hose and shorten the cable. Inflators without, just use
a shorter hose from most any source.

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Larry Anta - 05 Oct 2004 14:55 GMT

> Yup, you can't shorten them. Inner diameter is way smaller than hose
> ends. They sell shorter versions though.
>
> HTH
>
> Steven

Bummer. The shortest OMS sells is 14". Still too long.

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steven tolleneer - 05 Oct 2004 16:02 GMT

>Bummer. The shortest OMS sells is 14". Still too long.

Remove the hose and measure inner diameter -> then shop for another
hose that will fit. I use one from a mares jacket.

steven

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Al Wells - 06 Oct 2004 10:44 GMT

> Bummer. The shortest OMS sells is 14". Still too long.

Lloyd Bailey http://www.lloydbaileysscuba.com/index2.html usually has a
large selection of corrugated inflator hoses, give him a call. When you
need odd sized hoses, the cave diving shops in FL will usually have what
you need. Ginnie Springs also has a lot of different sized hoses.

al

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Rich Lockyer - 10 Oct 2004 06:23 GMT

>> Yup, you can't shorten them. Inner diameter is way smaller than hose
>> ends. They sell shorter versions though.
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>Bummer. The shortest OMS sells is 14". Still too long.

Check with Pat Duffy at Oxycheq. I think he's got 12's.

--- Rich
http://richlockyer.tripod.com/

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Popeye NCAT3 - 06 Oct 2004 11:04 GMT

>From: "Larry Anta" lanta@ryerson.ca
>Date: 10/5/2004 9:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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>Has anyone shortened an OMS corrugated inflator hose themselves and lived to
>tell about it?

I shortened mine and it works like a charm.

You will probably find that the theaded boss on the bladder will take
virtually any inflator assembly.

I know Sea Elite, Dacor, Scubapro, Diverite and Halcyon are all generic, at
least on wings.

You could replace the entire assembly, or peice one together with your
favorite components, like I did.

(Sea Elite pull dump, Halcyon short hose, Halcyon inboard inflater).

Popeye
Man is certainly stark mad. He cannot even make a worm,
and yet he will be making gods by the dozens.

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