Hose pipes

[AIDY]

any suggestions on make and where i would purchase a hose pipe from that's okay for filling my water tanks up..... just bought a hozelock real that been run for hours now and still taste of chlorine.

 

[NormanS]

The chlorine is probably coming from the water source. I've never had a problem with Hozelock hose.

 

[AIDY]

definitely the hose pipe. i tried a cup off water direct from the tap, and borrowed the marina's hose to fill this weekend after draining the first tank that i filled.

 

[Skyva_2]

Its best to use 'potable water' hose, garden hose can contain plasticisers which can taste peculiar, and some are considered harmful.

If it is the main supply, a filter might help, see:

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showflat.php?C...5&fpart=all

 

[sarabande]

try this layflat hose

http://www.hose-ducting.co.uk/water/waterproduct.php?id=4112063

It's not so much the chlorine taste on garden hose, but more about the plasticisers - extremely nasty stuff. Especially if the hose has been allowed to get hot in the sun.

Some NB specialist water chap has definitive answers
http://justcanals.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=722

And here's something which quotes from th eWaterways World Sep 2007 article. (look about half way down)
http://www.nabble.com/Water-Tanks-td14149682s25109.html


Dont use garden hose for drinking water !

 

[misterg]

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try this layflat hose

http://www.hose-ducting.co.uk/water/waterproduct.php?id=4112063

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63mm ID x 100m long?? He must have some water tank ! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

After a long search for a replacement for my Hozelock flat hose (no longer made), which had lasted for years (10+) subject to all sorts of abuse, going via a cheap one from Aldi/Lidl which leaked on the second, careful use, and burst on the third; I ended up with one of these - which Mailspeed, etc. were doing for about the same price.

So far so good.

Andy