Thank you for checking out the blog for Flex Technologies. We can manufacture the silicone hoses and tubing that your company needs. We have a large inventory of standard silicone hoses that we have ready for you to order. Occasionally, though, you may find that you need performance silicone hoses for higher temperatures or custom silicone hoses, like those used for oil or fuel. All you have to do is let us know and we will get right on it for you.

Along those lines, we have a question from a customer about our custom made silicone hoses that we will include in our silicone hosing advice column.

Dear Silicone Hose Experts,

I need to replace some of our silicone hoses that we use between our oil drums. I have not had to order them before as I’m new at this position. The guy who does my job for a company overseas told me that he went through you. When I look at you site though, it looks like your silicone hoses are not used for oil or fuel. Can you help me understand this? Has the standard for those hoses changed? Is there any chance you would do a specialty order for me?

Thank you for your help,

Stumped About Standard Hoses

Dear Stumped,

We can definitely do a specialized order for custom silicone hoses. You are absolutely right--standard silicone hoses are not meant for use with oil and fuels. We have to use a customized fluoro silicone lining inside each hose if you want to run oil or fuel through the silicone hoses. We are happy to do this for you. All we need you to do is contact our expert engineering team. They will need a PDF or CAD drawing of the dimensions that you need.

Thank you for your excellent question. We hope this information helps you.

Sincerely,

Flex Technologies