Northern Industrial Urethane Air Hose Item 1586664
Do-it-yourselfers and professionals who have been frustrated because their standard-length 50 feet air hose was only a foot or two short of the area they want to work will welcome the extra 15 feet of the Northern Industrial Urethane Air Hose Item 1586664.
The air hose is colored garden hose green making it highly visible, allowing you to avoid stepping or tripping on it, or running over it with your wheeled roller cabinets. Made of urethane, the hose is characterized by extreme resiliency, flexibility, and durability.
Urethane comes in many forms, from soft foams for upholstery to tough and rigid flooring materials. Somewhere in between these extremes is its soft and bouncy reincarnation which is just like rubber. It is in this form that it is used for the Northern Industrial Urethane air hose.
The difference between urethane and rubber is that the former is more resistant to abrasion and tears. At the same time, its load bearing capacity is higher. In addition to abrasions and tears, urethane also resists oils, solvents, grease, and gasoline which makes the hose easy to clean. It can also withstand exposure to ultraviolet rays, ozone, and oxygen. Another important difference is that urethane weighs much less than rubber.
The Northern Industrial urethane air hose has a maximum pressure of 300 PSI, which is far beyond the rating of most power tools, including nailers, air ratchets, grinders, sanders, and paint sprays. The hose has a diameter of ¼ inch, while hose fitting size is also at ¼ inch NPT. One of the fittings is a swivel type making it easy to point the hose in any direction you want to.