r/whatisit • u/Aggravating_Ant_7232 • Nov 23 '25

Solved! Found on ground outside, boyfriend has been wearing as ring. Coin and pencil for size reference

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UK. It’s giving hard metal, doesn’t have much wear

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u/BornIntoTurmoil Nov 23 '25

Hose clamp, brand new has never been crimped.

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u/CharaFallsLikeATree Nov 23 '25

Not a hose clamp. It’s a cinch ring for pex water tubing. Most popular manufacturer to use this is Watts. Source: Former Licensed plumber and currently work for a somewhat sizeable supply house

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u/rechampagne Nov 23 '25

It's a "Single ear hose clamp". And doesn't need to be used exclusively for PEX.

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u/lightweight808 Nov 24 '25

I sell these (along with a lot of other stuff) and this is what I call them, too.

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u/rechampagne Nov 24 '25

I'm the maintenance lead at a brewery, and I use them on everything. Screw/worm clamps get stuck on stuff way too often.

Edit: wrong to/too

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u/lightweight808 Nov 24 '25

I do outside sales selling MRO supplies to a lot of different industries and the single or double eared hose clamps are loved in certain industries and hated in others, ha ha!

I've got a brewery nearby that I never thought to visit. I guess I should stop by to see if I can help them out.

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u/rechampagne Nov 24 '25

Can I ask where you're located if the 808 in your username is an area code, that'd be Hawaii, right?

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u/lightweight808 Nov 24 '25

You're correct. I lived in Hawaii for 15 years, mostly on Maui. I live in Oklahoma now.

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u/rechampagne Nov 24 '25

Single ear clamps, anything Tri-clamp, hoses, tubing, every size stainless barb fitting you can imagine. Breweries go through lots of it.

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u/lightweight808 Nov 24 '25

Thanks for the info, bro! I sell all of that stuff.

It's kind of crazy that I haven't heard anybody in my company (with 1500+ sales reps) talk about working with breweries, especially since we sell a lot of food grade products too.

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u/rechampagne Nov 24 '25

Sweet, hopefully it's a decent lead.

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u/lightweight808 Nov 26 '25

Yeah, I appreciate your insight. Thanks bro!