Butler hoses. Who has some feedback?

[BIG WOOD]

Are they just some grey Goodyear hoses, or are they made by Porsche in Germany?

How long do they last ? Who has seen black water from them and what are the temperature specs?

 

[Nate The Great]

@Brian H

I looked into getting some solution lines when I seen it in action at MF Santa Cruz... Wasn't hot to the touch like goodyear, but made of nylon braided line instead of steel... I believe it was price that I didn't buy over Par Flex...

 

[BIG WOOD]

@Brian H

I looked into getting some solution lines when I seen it in action at MF Santa Cruz... Wasn't hot to the touch like goodyear, but made of nylon braided line instead of steel... I believe it was price that I didn't buy over Par Flex...

Are you saying it's priced more than parflex?

 

[Desk Jockey]

No steel braid to break down and shoot out black death. It does wear out eventually and chunks of rubber debris degrade into the system.

Not bad hose, very flexible. We only used them until the failed and then both something else.

 

[hogjowl]

I think Ken told me once that they didn't buy Butler hose.

 

[Mark Saiger]

All I use...

We replace once a year just for safety...

Butlers high heat skinny hose is nice too but they didn't have availabile yet this year when we went to replace the old hose ... Not sure where they are on it right now

 

[Mikey P]

Parflex takes about 3 years or 3200 jobs +/- before it's too ugly to bring in any more.

Never a safety concerns as it never blows

 

[BIG WOOD]

Which Ken

I think Ken told me once that they didn't buy Butler hose.

which ken?

 

[Nate The Great]

Ken Snow...

 

[BIG WOOD]

Parflex takes about 3 years or 3200 jobs +/- before it's too ugly to bring in any more.

Never a safety concerns as it never blows

Didn't you tell me that it can get get little pinhole leaks in those parflex hoses?

 

[Mikey P]

Is that a safety concern?

Chop off a foot and re swedge.

 

[BIG WOOD]

I was thinking that those pinholes occurred anywhere on the hose

That's not so bad. I replace my fittings about every three months anyway

 

[Mikey P]

nope, only near the ends

 

[BIG WOOD]

@Brian H

I looked into getting some solution lines when I seen it in action at MF Santa Cruz... Wasn't hot to the touch like goodyear, but made of nylon braided line instead of steel... I believe it was price that I didn't buy over Par Flex...

It says on the website that they use steel braided.
https://www.butlersystem.com/store/....html?osCsid=3e84fe071b8a18623599ed9ade70d3bc

Has there been an update that they haven't updated online?

 

[Desk Jockey]

?

 

[Nate The Great]

The hose Butler had on the High Heat Model used nylon braided Solution lines and were proud that it didn't burn your hands line Steel Braided does... They had the machine running 220 ATM....

Maybe @Brian H can fill you in more...

 

[BIG WOOD]

Any more opinions?