CIP Perlic faucet, silicone hose size?

[kiwipen]

I'm going to recirculate cleaner trough my faucets, and want to put a silicone hose over the faucets end either for a return hose or for daisy chaining faucets.

What size do you use on the faucets? I want it to be tight enough to not pop off.

 

[Robert65]

I'm going to recirculate cleaner trough my faucets, and want to put a silicone hose over the faucets end either for a return hose or for daisy chaining faucets.

What size do you use on the faucets? I want it to be tight enough to not pop off.

I tried this, and I don't remember what the ID of the hose was. I do remember that when I did disassemble a faucet and prepare for a proper cleaning of the system, the faucet was absolutely disgusting, filled with crap growing in every nook and cranny. Don't try to clean a draught system with the faucets in place. The flow leaves too many dead spaces in low pressure areas. Disassemble and do it right.

 

[cfrazier77]

I use 1/2 inside diameter silicon tubing. It works very well, but push the hose all the way up.

 

[postalbunny]

if you're not planning on pulling the faucets, you can just slide some normal 1/2" ID silicon hose over them to jumper them. IMO, you really need to yank them, you can buy some jumpers that jumper the shanks to each other so you can recirc on the lines/shanks while you scrubby up the faucets in the sink.