Tools for this job will be VERY important.
1.) Hose cutter. For this much hose, especially if you go with the white stuff, get one of the ratcheting hose cutters. They cost just under 50 bucks. They cut straight and will massively increase your life satisfaction.
2.) Heat gun. You will be heating hose a lot to get end fittings on (get the smooth ones). It will take a little mental calibration but you want that hose a few moments from nearly breaking down without getting there. Do a couple where you intentionally go too far to get a feel for what that feels like. Don't waste your time with hot water or a hair dryer. You need something more to really soften that hose up.
3.) Speed. That hose will cool much quicker than you think, so don't put a single fitting together until its just plain ready and everything is where it is supposed to be. When things go right, its cut, heat, and one fluid motion straight onto that fitting all the way with no wrestling. 5 minutes per fitting cut and fit when things go right, and up to 45 minutes (or more) when things don't. So unless you want to be screaming, ensure they go right by getting the right tools, working organized and being prepared.
If I did it again I would go not with the white odorloss II or whatever it was called, but with the trident 101 stuff that is essentially the same as wet exhaust hose. It's the same overall price, but its actually easier to work with (wire and all) than the white stuff, if you can actually believe that. Both are approximately equal in being resistant to odor permation and after you do your very first pull & splice you will know why extending the time between changes will be very very very important to you. It's actually not a nasty stinky job (the old stuff comes out pretty quickly in reality), its just hard stuff to work with. Not rocket science hard, but just constant wrestling hard.
Have fun!
1.) Hose cutter. For this much hose, especially if you go with the white stuff, get one of the ratcheting hose cutters. They cost just under 50 bucks. They cut straight and will massively increase your life satisfaction.
2.) Heat gun. You will be heating hose a lot to get end fittings on (get the smooth ones). It will take a little mental calibration but you want that hose a few moments from nearly breaking down without getting there. Do a couple where you intentionally go too far to get a feel for what that feels like. Don't waste your time with hot water or a hair dryer. You need something more to really soften that hose up.
3.) Speed. That hose will cool much quicker than you think, so don't put a single fitting together until its just plain ready and everything is where it is supposed to be. When things go right, its cut, heat, and one fluid motion straight onto that fitting all the way with no wrestling. 5 minutes per fitting cut and fit when things go right, and up to 45 minutes (or more) when things don't. So unless you want to be screaming, ensure they go right by getting the right tools, working organized and being prepared.
If I did it again I would go not with the white odorloss II or whatever it was called, but with the trident 101 stuff that is essentially the same as wet exhaust hose. It's the same overall price, but its actually easier to work with (wire and all) than the white stuff, if you can actually believe that. Both are approximately equal in being resistant to odor permation and after you do your very first pull & splice you will know why extending the time between changes will be very very very important to you. It's actually not a nasty stinky job (the old stuff comes out pretty quickly in reality), its just hard stuff to work with. Not rocket science hard, but just constant wrestling hard.
Have fun!
