In another thread someone suggested just cutting the sleeve from the torch cables to give the hoses more "scope" to reach the ports. I don't really like that idea; I assume that you could use barbed fittings to extend the hose. However, I was thinking that you might be able to use some of these "push to connect" fittings, like they sell in the plumbing section of the big box stores: http://www.watts.com/pages/_products...=71&parCat=138

Assuming that hose is rigid enough for the fitting, the only concern would be whether the fitting (and the tubing extension) could take the heat from the torch water.

Cheers
Mike