What Does It Mean?   Often there is confusion concerning the terms applied to industrial hoses regarding the capabilities of being “non-conductive”, “static dissipating”, and electrically “continuous” or “discontinuous”. This confusion originates because, many times, we do not properly relate these terms to the hose applications or...

More Than One Solution   Did you know that over 80% of the time, there is more than one hose solution? Please call your local sales person, customer service, or product manager to help with questions on correct substitution based on availability and determine the proper hose. Specific...

Differences in Hose Constructions   Did you know that one of the main differences in hose constructions is the type of the reinforcement? Hoses have been produced in the same way for decades, only with the level of automation increasing. Different type of reinforcements have certain advantages...

ContiTech’s Whitewater® Hose   ContiTech’s Whitewater® hose is designed for use on both steam cleaner machines and combination steam cleaner / pressure washer machines.   Pressure Washer Service 250°F max temp rating 3000 psi max pressure rating 4:1 safety factor   Steam Cleaning Service 325°F max temp rating 350 psi max pressure...

Tan Flextra has Two Versions Offered by ContiTech   Recently we have received questions on the FDA compliance of the very popular Tan Flextra. ContiTech offers two tan hoses under the Flextra brand to convey abrasive materials. Both hoses have the same Pureten rubber liner . The compound...

New Design for the Food & Beverage Hose Branding   Have you noticed that we have come out with a new design for the Food & Beverage hose branding? We are redesigning the majority of Food & Beverage hose lay lines to look much nicer, contain more...

Search Optimization HOSESELECT.COM   Main Search Bar has been optimized to include the entire field instead of just the beginning, the first 20 results will appear as you type.   When the Chemical Category is selected a search box will now appear below the selected category, this search box...

Flow Direction on All PVC Hoses   ContiTech’s PVC hoses ARVAC, ARTRAC, & Mulch/Bark Blower hoses all have directional arrows on them. These PVC hoses with non smooth inner tube (helix) have a “flow direction” arrow similar to that as shown below.   The reason for the arrow is...