Water Bladder Drink Tube Connectors for Adding To, Extending, Replacing or Customizing your drink tube hose.
Each purchase comes with BOTH sized couplers.
Features
- 1 - 5/16" Straight Coupler
- Fits newer brand name water bladders with larger size drink tubes.
- 1 - 5/16" to 3/8" Reduction Coupler
- Reduction end fits into older brand name water bladders with smaller diameter drink tubes while opposite end fits into new brand name water bladders with larger drink tubes.
Specs
Photos
(DISCLAIMER: These Tips are ONLY suggestions. Any ALTERATIONS to your product may void any of the manufacturers warranty. You might check with the manufacturer before you make any modifications to your equipment.)
FAQs & Tips
Adding or Removing a connector can be difficult.
- Removing a previous connection.
- Many drink tube connectors are heat shrunk into the tube making a vacuum type seal to prevent leaks. Pulling apart may stretch the tube or damage the other components.
- Option 1: In many cases you must apply heat (Heat Gun, Hair Dryer, Extreme Hot Water) to soften and expand the drink to ease the connector out.
- Option 2: You can cut the tubing approximately an inch above the original connector and insert the new coupler as the example shown in the Photos Tab.
- Adding a Connector / Coupler to a tube.
- Many drink tubes have thick walls to prevent kinking. This can make it difficult to insert the connector.
- Option 1: In many cases you must apply heat (Heat Gun, Hair Dryer, Extreme Hot Water) to soften and expand the drink to ease the connector in.
- Finding an object the spread and widen the tube diameter when tube is heated will help.
(DISCLAIMER: These Tips are ONLY suggestions. Any ALTERATIONS to your product may void any of the manufacturers warranty. You might check with the manufacturer before you make any modifications to your equipment.)
