The hose can contain up to 10,000 psi bursts and up to 5000 psi pinhole leaks at 100?C for up to five minutes.
After redirecting the explosive force down the length of the hose, the LifeGuard sleeve disperses the energy and fluids at the hose ends via carefully designed channel clamps.
Equipment operators working within a three-foot line-of-sight of a hydraulic system know the potential for problems.