Pro tip: Stop using flex hose on your bailout gas

I was out in the Gulf last month on a 90 foot platform job and watched a guy's bailout fail during pre-dive checks because he had a cheap flex hose on it. That hose had a pinhole leak you could barely see but it was dumping pressure fast, he almost missed it. The O-ring on a braided stainless hose is way more reliable for that setup and it's not even that much more expensive, like $40 difference. How many of you are still running flex on your bailout and have you actually tested it under full pressure recently?

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claire_ramirez1d ago

Man, that's a good point, but how often are you actually swapping out those braided hoses?

chen.casey2d ago

Swapped over to braided after I saw a guy damn near lose his gas on a deep dive because of a flex hose. You're right, that $40 is worth it for the peace of mind.