Tubing vs. Hose - A Definition and Discussion Thread

I think of tubing having more to do with shape. Tubular, the underground Tube, you can't ride in a hose across the English Channel. A hose will always be tubing, but tubing isn't necessarily a hose. It makes sense to me, anyways.:D
 
While tubing can be both flexible and ridgid, hose is probably just another word to descibe the flexible types.
 
Sploke said:
That is tubing vs. pipe, tubing is measured by OD and pipe is measured by ID.
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meh... neither here nor there. i want to know id, od and wall thickness on any hose/tube/etc. it's manufacturers who determine this. they could be more informative easily. :headshake2:

i used to work with tubular steel. i wouldn't call that hose. wouldn't call most of it pipe either since it was typically used for structural support as opposed to a vessel for movement of gasses/liquids. to me a pipe is stationary once it's set. it goes from point a to point b 100% of the time. hose can be moved, bent, aimed, rolled up and unraveled, etc..

the exception to my hose/tube definition would be a pipe that's not made stationary. it can be a pipe we put a hose thread on to attach to a hose for w/c's or whatever. the point is it's movable... but it's still a rigid pipe... and it's uses are still less flexible...

now, there's also tubing. for example my john guest style tubing on my mist king misting system. it's not rigid to the point it can't be flexed/bent... but if you put a kink in it you've permanently choked the flow in that tube. not flexible enough to be a hose... not rigid enough to be a pipe.

easy way to tell... if you can imagine being hit with both...
the fear of being stung or welted would come from a hose.
the fear of spending time in a hospital bed from a split cranium would come from a pipe.
a tube could cause the fear of one or the other... or both depending on the id/od/wall thickness...
 
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