06-24-2009, 11:41 PM
[cool][quote TubeDude][cool][#0000ff]CHILL. Only a few seconds. Not long enough to do any damage. Just leave the air pressure slightly low to allow for heat expansion. PVC and vinyl components are stable to over 500 degrees F. They won't melt or be damaged by 180 degree hot water.[/#0000ff][/quote]
[cool] You're almost right.
180° might not hurt vinyl, pvc or urethane. But you're not dipping the tube in a vat of hot water.
A couple hundred pounds of pressure (like from a pressure washer[crazy]) is where the damage is going to come from. You can have no heat and the pressure will damage it.
Take your tube to the neighborhood carwash and give it a try. Then report on what happened.
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[cool] You're almost right.
180° might not hurt vinyl, pvc or urethane. But you're not dipping the tube in a vat of hot water.
A couple hundred pounds of pressure (like from a pressure washer[crazy]) is where the damage is going to come from. You can have no heat and the pressure will damage it.
Take your tube to the neighborhood carwash and give it a try. Then report on what happened.
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