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Originally Posted by BlueRidgeMark
Thanks, gents! I'll go with the neoprene splice. Yeah, fifty bucks for a splice kit? Highway robbery!
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Five bucks for a brass union. No problem with pressure or temperature or chemical compatibility. No delayed problems with abrasion of soft rubber hose, either. I've used inverted flare unions; probably the best way. Compression unions also work fine IF PROPERLY INSTALLED.
I'd suggest removing the ruined flare nut, and replacing it so the next time the tubing has to be removed, it'll properly fit a (quality) flare nut wrench. Replacement flare nuts are readily available at any auto parts store; SOMETIMES it's cheaper to buy a short section of pre-flared tubing and cut off one flare to remove a nut than to just buy a flare nut. Depends on the store.