How Do I Measure a Hose Assembly?

Hose assemblies include connectors on each end for coupling.

Hose assemblies include high-pressure rubber hoses with connectors on each end to attach to components. The ends may be made of brass or another form of metal in either a male or female fitting. Some hose assemblies include angle ends to fit in the correct area for connections. Hose assemblies create a path for high-pressure gas or liquid to travel through. After several years, the rubber in a hose will break down and either collapse so the medium cannot travel through it or crack and form holes so it leaks. Correctly measuring the hose and the ends ensures a replacement in the right length.

Things You'll Need

• Measuring tape

Instructions

1. Extend a measuring tape and lock it to a length longer than the hose assembly. Lay the measuring tape on a table or flat surface with the tip against the end of the surface.

2. Place a hose assembly with a male end on top of the measuring tape with the male end at the zero marking. Measure the length to the opposite end of an assembly with two male ends to include both ends.

3. Measure a hose assembly with female ends to include the hose and half the length of each female end. For example, set the center of one female end on the zero mark of the measuring tape and measure to the center of the other female end.

4. Measure hose ends with angles to obtain the middle of the angled end. Mark the center with a carpenter's pencil. Lay the assembly on the measuring tape, so the line on one end is at the zero mark, and take the measurement to the line on the opposite end.

Tips & Warnings

• Some hose assemblies have two different ends. Measure the whole length of male ends and half the length of both female and angled ends.

• Include the types of ends when ordering a new hose assembly.

References

• Duncan Rogers: How to Measure/Specify a Hose Assembly