FFS-1072 Forecourt Guide 2025 2 - Flipbook - Page 37
FLEX-ING® FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR: I N S T A L L A T I O N
CORRECT
DO NOT COMPRESS OR
E X T E N D A X I A L LY
WRONG
Pipe Hanger
Pipe Not Supported
Motion
Axial Composition
Corrugated metal hose installed in-line
with the longitudinal axis of the piping
should not have any axial movement.
Braid Released
WRONG
CORRECT
AVOID SHARP BENDS
Motion
Use elbows to avoid sharp bends near
the end of the metal hose assembly.
Flexing metal hose in two separate
planes of movement will torque the
hose assembly. Always install the
metal hose assembly so that the
flexing occurs in one plane only, the
plane in which the bending occurs.
Motion
DO NOT ALLOW MOVEMENT
I N M U LT I P L E P L A N E S
CORRECT
In-plane
WRONG
Out-of-plane
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