PNEU FLEX Polyurethene Tool Hose
Tool: PNEU FLEX POLYURETHANE TOOL HOSE
Date of Service: 2005
That’s what it says down this side of my favorite air tool hose! Don’t know what kind it is other than, Pneu Flex Polyurethane Tool Hose 200PSI WP Made in the USA. I picked this hose up at a local roofing supply and it’s been my favorite air hose since.
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Experience:
I own over 500′ of air hose from various manufacturers. I don’t often need more than 150′ on a job except when I use a coupler and set up a few guns. I’ve been through several different kinds over the years and the PNEU FLEX is the lightest, easiest to coil and most cooperative of them all.
From the old days using 20lb hoses attached together snaking around huge remodels, toting all that hose behind a 1lb brad gun had been a struggle until the Pneu Flex.
I mostly use the new Bostitch ProHoze and they are really nice, heavy duty and flexible but one has a weird twist toward an end that makes the hose curl up bad. I cannot seem to train it into a decent circle when wrapping it up. I’m very precise about my cords and hoses and wrap them into my hand, one twist each length so they lie perfectly flat and unwrap easily. I cannot get the lovely new Bostich hose to behave at all, therefore despite it’s lighter-weight construction I still prefer this Pneu flex hose attached to the tool I am operating.
Links:
This new Bostitch ProHoze is likely the best hose on the market right now!
Bostitch PRO-3850 Prozhoze 3/8 Inch x 50 Feet
Both the Amflo and PUR-Hose listed below look like my favorite kind of air tool hose for interior work.
Amflo 12-50E 1/4 X 50′ Blue Polyurethane 1/4
PUR-Hose PUR-14X050 1/4-inch by 50 Polyurethane 250 PSI Air Hose
Filed under: Other Air Tools | Tagged: Air, Hose, Pneu Flex, Pneumatic
I own all of the hoses you have spoke of. I am the exact opposite. I find that the PNEU FLEX hose is weak and blows out on me constantly. Standing on this hose will restrict airflow. I weigh about 185lb. Very weak if and when it gets snagged on something and you give it a tug. This causes the hose to stretch, giving way to blowouts do to thinner stretched out material. I also found that if dragged across an abrasive surface such as roofing. You will definately incur blow outs. Number one hose killer for me. As far as coiling this hose up, it is easily managed.
As far as the Bostitch ProHoze. This by far is more superior to PNEU FLEX. Beyond the shadow of a doubt. This hose has ribs on the exterior of the hose that run in the same direction as the hose itself. This design gives it thicker surfaces to handle abrasive surfaces keeping the critical inner part of the hose well protected. The ribs also provide this hose with more tugging strength when caught up on something and the ability to stand on this hose without any airflow restrictions puts this hose well above any hose on the market, hands down. As far as coiling this hose, I have had no issues as long as you keep the coiling relatively small. Like the way it came packages. A 12″ to 14″ coil. All climates. This hose is also puncture resistant. That’s a huge score. Especially when you got a bunch of guys whippin’ hoses all over a roof deck.
I have gone through literally thousands and thousands of hose over the last 20 years. I am consistently running three to six guns at any given time. and yes I do not miss the gozillion pound old school steel belted radial hose. R.B. Birge made some of the best hose around back when it was heavy. Which is preferable in a garage/ greasy dirty type of atmosphere.
I give PNEU FLEX a 2 star rating and the Bostitch ProHose 5 Stars all day long….
Mr Coffee
From above:
“This new Bostitch ProHoze is likely the best hose on the market right now!”
Yep.