Hose Clamps

Norma Clamp was my third grade teacher.  She kept a tight grip on us kids.

Just buy these and be done with it.

Pinch clamps. Once you try them, you'll never go back.

But don't you only use those in a pinch?

What happens when you un-pinch? I assume you need a new clamp?

I seem to have a coolant hose clamp that leaks a bit and I have to tighten every spring. Go figure.

Every year, it springs a leak LOL!

Oetiker clamps are great for LOW pressure uses. Don't try to use these on fuel injection!

I have them for beer dispensing hoses and such. They're functional, cheap, they don't leak and HAVE NO SHARP EDGES.

Well if you spring a leak you could get a Rezum treatment Danny .. ... just kidding.

@DannyP, I looked for a spec on Oetiker’s website for a pressure rating, but could not find one. Have you seen a pressure rating posted somewhere?

I use these on my in ground sprinkler system, and they seem to grip really well.

Dr. P wrote: "Oetiker clamps are great for LOW pressure uses. Don't try to use these on fuel injection!"

Just one more reason for @Sacto Mitch and me to stick to our good old low-pressure Carburetors instead of that fancy-schmancy EFI.  

@DannyP posted:

Every year, it springs a leak LOL!

Oetiker clamps are great for LOW pressure uses. Don't try to use these on fuel injection!

I have them for beer dispensing hoses and such. They're functional, cheap, they don't leak and HAVE NO SHARP EDGES.

Your experience with them seems vastly different than mine. I'd trust them for almost anything short of hydraulic hoses.

Nobody offers a pressure rating, but I've used them in places where everything else (short of a crimped ferrule) leaked.

I apologize, I thought I read it somewhere. Carry on.