Shortening a air hose

[Dabooka]

Hello.

I've become the proud owner of a tiny Lidl compressor (woo me!), not up to much I'm sure but fine for my needs, which is for now limited to wheel switching on the cars. I won't be using it to tighten the wheel nuts. No sir.

What I'd like to do is reduce the length of one of the hoses I was given to reach the filter thing*. Is this something that can be safely done? I just don't need a huge coiled up hose for the few feet required.

• You may note I'm new at this.

TIA

[samdale]

Depending on what kind of hose it is, they can be shortened. However it'd be much quicker, simpler and cheaper to just buy something like this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-52662-4-Inch-Nylon...

And you never know when you might need the longer hose.

[Mr2Mike]

It depends on how the fittings are attached to the ends of the hose. If they are crimped on you won't be able to reuse then, if they use compression olives you will need new olives. If it's some kind of compression fitting that doesn't use olives you may be ok.