Making replacement versa dosing tubes.

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So I have for versa dosing Pumps and having to replace the dosing tube after it wears out so fast is a bit annoying. I’m having to replace some ever 3 months, with at 18$ each that adds up over time. Anyways I pulled a couple of them apart and it appears to use 3/8“ OD silicone tubing with two single ear metal clamps. Seems pretty simple to make. Has anyone done this by chance? Thanks
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Cut the clamps off and use zip ties when you buy the new hose.
3/8" OD maybe 1/4" I'd? I'm sure if you dig hard enough you can find the size... Or just measure it.
 

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I would replace it with Pharmed tubing, made for peristaltic pumps.
You need to measure the IO, & OD & that will also give you the wall thickness.
 

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INTLLAB 6.4mm ID x 10mm OD Peristaltic Pump Flexible Hose Silicone Tubing Food Grade Tube 1 Meter​


From Amazon, something like this can work as well, the tube will still wear out but the cost goes way down
 

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You do not need to cut to clamps. You can slide them off, reuse them, and slide them back on the replacement tubing. The Tygon is a perfect replacement.
 

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Those are Oetiker clamps which you install using a pincer tool. Normally, you cut them off and don't reuse them but silicone tubing is more slippery than usual so you can get away with it. I use the clamps wherever hose clamps are too bulky. The typical real world use is on silicone tubing inside beverage machines.
 

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This is the tubing Parker used on the video. I ordered some the same size and type.
Where is the link to the tubing you used? I can find it, but in large quantities. If someone did purchase this in a large spool, let me know if they'd like to sell some of it.
 

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