Ngo-1921, owayenguMkhuzi weRoyal Navy uLumley Robinson wasungula ithuluzi elilula elalizoba ngelinye lamathuluzi athembeke kakhulu futhi asetshenziswa kabanzi emhlabeni. Sikhuluma — vele — nge-hose clamp ethobekile. Lawa madivayisi asetshenziswa ngabaphangi bamapayipi, omakhenikha, kanye nochwepheshe bokuthuthukisa ikhaya emisebenzini eyahlukahlukene, kodwa angaba usizo kakhulu ezimweni eziphuthumayo zokufaka amapayipi.

Uma ipayipi liqala ukuvuza ngokuzumayo, kuzodingeka uthathe isinyathelo ngokushesha uma ufuna ukuvimbela umonakalo omkhulu wamanzi. Futhi kunezindlela eziningi zokulungisa ezisheshayo ongathembela kuzo ukulungisa amapayipi aphukile ekhaya lakho. Kodwa ngaphandle kwe-hose clamp ebhokisini lakho lamathuluzi, ngeke ukwazi ukuqhubekela phambili kakhulu kunesinyathelo sokuqala: vala amanzi.

Lokho kusho ukuthi uma ufuna ukulungisa amapayipi akho esimweni esiphuthumayo, kuzodingeka ukuthi ube nezibambo ezimbalwa zamapayipi zilungele. Futhi ukuze uphephe, kufanele ube nanoma yikuphi kwalokhuizibambo zepayipi ezilungisekayonoma osayizi abaningana abahlukene be-hose clamp ukuze ulungele noma yini. Ngakho-ke ungazisebenzisa kanjani izinhlobo ezahlukene ze-hose clamps ukuze usindise ipayipi elivuzayo? Ngenxa ye-hose clamps ehlala iqinile etholakala kuzo zonke izinhlangothi zepayipi noma ipayipi, zingabopha ama-patches ngokuphephile endaweni yawo. Futhi yize lokhu kungeke kuvale ipayipi unomphela, kungakunikeza ukulungiswa okusheshayo okudingayo ukuze uthole amanzi akho futhi asebenze futhi.

• Uma unezimbobo ezincane kakhulu, songa i-tepi kagesi nxazonke zepayipi ngokuphindaphindiwe. Uma umbobo umbozwe kahle, ama-hose clamp amancane angaqinisekisa ukuthi imbobo ivalwe kahle (yize kube yesikhashana).

• Uma kuvuza kakhulu, funa irabha elizomboza imbobo. Ubude bepayipi lengadi elidala lingasetshenziswa ngokushesha. Vele usike irabha noma ipayipi libe yingcezu ebanzi ngokwanele ukumboza imbobo ngokuphelele, bese kuba yingcezu encane. Okungcono kakhulu, i-patch kufanele idlulele ngamasentimitha ambalwa ezinhlangothini zembobo. Bese usebenzisa i-hose clamp elungisekayo ukuze uqinise i-patch endaweni yayo.

Khumbula: Uma usebenzisa ama-hose clamp ukusiza ukulungisa amapayipi avuzayo noma aphukile, cishe njalo kuzodingeka ukuthi ufake elinye ipayipi esikhundleni salo ekugcineni. Kodwa ukuze uthole umsebenzi wokulungisa we-DIY osheshayo nolula, akukho lutho oluwusizo ngaphezu kwe-hose clamp elungisekayo elula.