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[PTT]

Good morning.

1965 Smiths round heater.

Can someone please answer the following questions?

1. What colour was the demister pipe originally, mine is a tatty grey.
2. Where do I buy replacement from, I have seen an exact length Ebay for £50 delivered.

Thanks as ever,
Stephen
 

[scotty]

Hi Stephen  I'm afraid I can't help with the correct colour although I think it's grey but £50 seems very expensive to me, when I last required demister pipe hose for my old series 2a I found it in a local caravan and camping shop it was a choice of grey or black ribbed tube and was the exact diameter required and was sold by the metre  I hope this helps, Paul

[oilstain]

Car boots or charity shops often have vacuum cleaner pipe which might be suitable for little cost

[Formerlyjeremy]

Have a look at pond hose - some is much the same stuff - possibly slightly coarser windings - but most is black.  I did manage to buy some grey - but its thick walled and so tough I could use it as a bench leg.

[2DieselMan]

Smiths Round Heater Hose on SII's 58 to 61 had Black Material over a metal spring core, as I had them on mine.
I am not sure about the standard colour of SIIA Smiths Round Heater Hose.    I believe it may have been Grey as PA Blanchard's sell Grey.   Or possibly Grey as used on Military Land Rovers.    I believe that the PA Blanchard's Grey hose was quite expensive £40 +VAT + Shipping, I don't know if it is Original New Old Stock.   But PA Blanchard's are worth trying.

I have looked on Ebay and there is some Grey Original Used Smiths Round Heater Hose at £70 + £19 P&P from Italy and Black Hose from £24 including UK Postage.

[PTT]

Thank you for your replies and your suggestions.

The hose currently fitted is gloss grey with a red spiral on the inside. It is not particularly attractive (in my opinion) and has a small hole in it (where it passes behind the dash) and a bit of over spray.

However if it is original..............Is it?

Kind regards,
Stephen

[RobS]

I have renewed my hose from Hoseworld, they sell a grey hose which looks the part, here's a link https://www.hoseworld.com/32mm-i-d-wire-reinforced-pvc-ducting-vfg-032.html

You can just make it out in this photo.



Rob.

[PTT]

I have renewed my hose from Hoseworld, they sell a grey hose which looks the part, here's a link https://www.hoseworld.com/32mm-i-d-wire-reinforced-pvc-ducting-vfg-032.html

You can just make it out in this photo.



Rob.

Thank you for the link and congratulations on the interior of your vehicle, something to aspire to!

The grey hose I have looks very similar to that in your photograph so I will see if I can make it presentable.

In 1975 I bought a newly built house on an estate in Cheadle. It is a lovely part of the world.

Kind regards,

Stephen

[Craig T]

My 67 IIA also has grey hoses.
Fortunately mine we good enough to scrub up clean and reuse.

Craig.

[Calum]

My '67 is a flat heater model and had very brittle black plastic hosing originally. I acquired from an auction a tea chest full of grey ribbed hosing (looks the same as fitted by RobS above)
 All the lengths have military tags on - no idea what its original fitment was but it fit perfectly in my flat heater and over the demister vents so I used that. I'll dig one out and get some measurements up to see if anyone is interested in any. I know it fits snugly on a flat heater but not tried it on a round one yet. I have a feeling the offside demister vent on a round heater setup would need two lengths.

[kev224]

A Henry vacuum cleaner hose is the correct diameter, cut to fit, about £7 on ebay.

Cheers
Kev

[island dormy]

  Hi Guys

  Both my Dormobiles have 2 inch black ribbed heater hose. The cost of new is crazy so i cleaned the hose up with soap and water, sprayed it with gloss black spray paint and used a silver felt pen to trace the original metal ribbing that wraps the hose. It looks great and original when installed.

  Victor

[Porkscratching]

The Henry hose dodge is a good tip I may even have some ex henry pipe amongst the junk at work...of course I still need to get round to fitting the actual heater 

[PTT]

Good afternoon.

I have refitted the original hose. It is not great but I may be able to live with it. Time will tell.

Thank you all for your posts.

Stephen