One Piece Hose Assembly

[Bryan]

I got the one piece hose assembly today and it held a few surprises….I do not remember if I have ever handled one when it was not attached to a regulator. This one is heavy! The hoses are approximately 1/8” thick, the two piece hoses are just a shade over 1/16” One of the previous owners was very creative and built their own mouthpiece valves. It appears they cut the hose at the mouthpiece, slipped them in and then cemented the hose back to the mouthpiece. The ID at the mouthpiece is 7/8” and when you put the home made valves in you have to pull very very hard to get any air through them! This regulator obviously belonged to Captain Fathom cause only a diver of his statue could pull air through this thing!!

[1969ivan1]

CAPT FAthom......That is funny.

[JES]

This looks like it could have belonged to Luis long before he got his engineering degree.

[eskimo3883]

Hi Bryan,

I have one of these valves glued into a metal Nibco mouth piece. The mouthpiece was attached to a green label broxton. It has the same valve attached with glue at one edge. I have no idea who made it. I know Marmac made after market valves to press into hoses but have yet to see one.

[Bryan]

Thank you for that excellent info it is much appreciated. I am still pursuing the possibility of reproducing the one piece assembly in black and Broxton ave blue. I am just not convinced that the market will support a run of them. I figure the only people that would want them would be the collectors that display their regulators and need them for the originality of their subject. After talking with Dan and a few other die hard enthusiasts I would make them in neoprene to be as close as possible to the original ones........Now I just need a good color sample of Broxton blue and I can start getting some bids??? Any help here ??

[eskimo3883]

My blue one piece is barely blue anymore even on the inside surface. I have an original blue healthways hose that is very blue. If anyone can vouch this would be a color match for a US Divers blue I can send you the hose.

[Douchebag]

I have an original blue healthways hose that is very blue.

You're welcome

[Bryan]

Broxton blue color is not my area of experience at all. I am willing to try and make it happen if we can get some color samples that they can work with up in the great white north..

[1969ivan1]

So are they ready for sale yet? I have or had a broxton that needs one of these deals. Heck, I also have a few other riveted regs that could use them.

[seahunter]

Pardon my ignorance but I read this thread because I thought it was about a 1 piece hose assembly.
My impression was that a "1 piece hose assembly", which is already a contradiction in terms since a 1 piece anything is not an assembly, means a single hose running from the intake to the exhaust with a molded mouthpiece in the middle - no breaks, no non-return valves, etc.

I have several 1 piece regulator hoses (can't really call them 2 hose regulators can we?!!) in original condition including a USD in blue. It's like new.
I'm happy to bring it to Portage to be inspected.

[seahunter]

The Healthways blue hose color is bright blue like the stripes on Old Glory.
The USD blue hose color is much more like Navy blue.
Here's some pictures. Notice the US Divers on the mouthpiece.

[1969ivan1]

I can't wait to get mine from VDH!!!!!!!!!!! That is if I ever get my Broxton back from DIVE LAB.

[Bryan]

Thank you Alec. Gets me a little closer to the goal.

[YankDownUnder]

Bryan,

My 'green label' has a set of blue hoses, but they seem darker, almost navy blue now. (I will email a picture to you.) They are still very soft. I have a 'blue label' Aqua Lung, but it has the later two piece hoses and one piece hoses will also be correct. I will certainly buy a set should you produce them. I will buy either color.

Good Luck,
Steve

[vintagemike6]

it is always interesting to see what was done to modify these classic parts. the tales that setup bryan has could tell... thanks for posting the picture.
anybody guess how rare the onepiece hose/mouthpiece setups are? you don't see the blue unit very often. i bought a '55 navy type da that had the black one piece unit on it. was it '55 or '56 u.s. divers changed to the kleer-ease setup?
mike