Tube clamps are used to fasten small pipes and tubing to surfaces. They also function as cable clamps to secure wires, wiring looms and cables.

Pipe clamps are very inexpensive compared to parallel bar clamps (also called K-body clamps), and have a virtually infinite range of clamping capacities because you can always replace your pipe with a longer or shorter one, or extend it with a pipe union and another pipe.

To determine the size needed, install the hose on the fitting or pipe (which expands the hose), measure the outside diameter of the hose, then select a clamp that accommodates that diameter in about the middle of its range.

There are four overarching categories of hose clamp; screw/band, spring, wire and ear. Each different hose clamp is used depending on the type of hose in question and the attachment at the end. As one of the most regularly used hose accessories, questions surrounding the use of hose clamps are frequent and plentiful.

A hose clamp is an accessory that attaches onto a hose fitting such as a nipple or barb. The intent of these devices is to help seal and stabilize any hose configuration. Ultimately, clamps help to stop moving fluid from escaping from around a configuration.