The braided hose, also known as a flexible hose, is a shape-retaining and pressure-resistant hose. Internally, it consists of flexible plastic, while the outer braiding made of stainless steel allows for use both outdoors and indoors, such as in damp rooms. The smooth inner surface of a flexible hose prevents the formation of deposits, allowing liquids to flow through with minimal pressure loss.
Applications of the Braided Hose
Depending on the variation, the braided hose is suitable for various purposes: It is used both in households and in industry and commerce. Whether a flexible hose is used, for example, for drinking water applications, in the food industry, medical technology, or for the installation of sanitary facilities, heating, and cooling systems, it is adapted to the specific technical requirements.
Braided Hose Adaptation to the Medium
The liquid transported by the hose also plays a role: If a flexible hose is to transport drinking water, it is important to use a product with food-grade, odorless, and tasteless material that guarantees microbiological purity. If, however, only service water flows through the braided hose, it should rather exhibit high mechanical resistance in the event of tensile stress or temperature changes. In contrast, glycol, often used for heating, cooling, solar systems, and heat pumps, requires thermally resistant and oxygen-diffusion-tight components.
Flexible Hose & Braided Hose Oxygen-Diffusion-Tight
To be considered oxygen-diffusion-tight, according to DIN records, a maximum of 0.1 g of oxygen per m³ per day may enter the interior of a braided hose. The exclusion of oxygen prevents both corrosion and the proliferation of bacteria or the silting up of equipment.
