Best marine hose (wash down/drinkin)

Gofirstclass said:
When I'm working in the yard I drink a lot from the hose, and always have. When we fill the water tanks on the boat we use a regular garden hose, and always have. I don't seem to have gotten any ill effects from drinking the water in the tank.

Much ado about nothing????
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blaster said:
Old hose is fine but a new hose is not good if you enjoy long term health. I have my opinion as to what I would drink from. No, hose water won't kill you but just because it doesn't have a noticeable effect doesn't mean its not bad for you.

One x ray won't kill you but if you have one every day its not healthy.
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Blaster has a good point. If you are using a well flushed hose, not much to worry about as in your yard work, presumably it has been running a while. On the other hand a hose set up on your boat has water that sits in the hose soaking in the toxic chemicals the hose was made of.

It is not an even constant, but rather when the water sits in the hose.

MM
 
My supposition is the food grade hoses, made of less toxic materials are not able to withstand UV as well as hoses with heavy metals.

MM
 
Skuza said:
I tried and a manager told me they only have a year warranty. I did exchange one a couple years ago but this time the manager nosed in and denied me halfway through. Said I can't just give ya a new hose every couple years. I'm like its a defect the last two had! This is the white never-kink hose. If you have literature stating that warranty I'd love to see it.
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I have had that issue and had to call corporate to tell the manager to do the right thing. Glad I do not have to deal with WM much anymore.

MM
 
CliffA said:
after using this hose for the past couple years i will never go back to using conventional hard hoses....

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HH0A1MC/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1



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I use a white hose from WM for water into the tank or for a fresh water dock connect.

Just recently went to the collapsible hose shown by @CliffA for washing the boat. I am with Cliff, I will never go back to a non collapsible hose for washing - even if I have to replace every year. I have a 5 gallon bucket in the lazerette, contains hose, jug of salt away, standard spray nozzle, saltaway sprayer, and couple of rags. Grab that bucket I have what I need for washdown. If I want to use a brush, I toss it in the bucket and carry the pole.
 
FootballFan said:
I use a white hose from WM for water into the tank or for a fresh water dock connect.

Just recently went to the collapsible hose shown by @CliffA for washing the boat. I am with Cliff, I will never go back to a non collapsible hose for washing - even if I have to replace every year. I have a 5 gallon bucket in the lazerette, contains hose, jug of salt away, standard spray nozzle, saltaway sprayer, and couple of rags. Grab that bucket I have what I need for washdown. If I want to use a brush, I toss it in the bucket and carry the pole.
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Same here...fill tank with white hose and have white hose for dock water...

Collapsible all the way for wash down. Have a 100' collapasible that makes it easy...

Bennett
 
JVM225 said:
I rarely use the dockside inlet because I like to keep the water in the tank fresh. We use bottled water for drinking.
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We do exacly the same. I constantly turn my tank over, and any drinkables are made with bottled water.

JVM225 said:
Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent 50’ white hose that’s not stiff and coils easily?
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I find the smaller 25' hoses are way more manageable to coil. I have 3 that are wrapped with velcro, neatly in the trunk.
 
One thing I didn't mention in my post from way back when is that I never leave the boat connected to the fresh water on the dock. I use the water from the tanks and follow a strict regimen when filling them:

In the spring, before I fill the tanks, I add a couple of cups of bleach to the tank then put in about 15-20 gallons of water. I turn the pump on and run water out each faucet (cold only) until I can smell the bleach.

I let that sit for a day or two then run all the bleach-water mix out through the faucets until the tank is empty.

Then when I'm ready to fill the water tank (200 gallons of fresh) I first flush out the white hose for a few minutes then hook it to a filter that cleans the water and removes any taste before it goes into the tank.

As the tank is filling I turn on the pump and run each faucet until I get no more bleach smell.

I've never had a problem with stinky or bad tasting water by following this procedure.
 
FootballFan said:
I use a white hose from WM for water into the tank or for a fresh water dock connect.

Just recently went to the collapsible hose shown by @CliffA for washing the boat. I am with Cliff, I will never go back to a non collapsible hose for washing - even if I have to replace every year. I have a 5 gallon bucket in the lazerette, contains hose, jug of salt away, standard spray nozzle, saltaway sprayer, and couple of rags. Grab that bucket I have what I need for washdown. If I want to use a brush, I toss it in the bucket and carry the pole.
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I second the collapsible hose with plastic reel, works decent for me
 
Gofirstclass said:
One thing I didn't mention in my post from way back when is that I never leave the boat connected to the fresh water on the dock. I use the water from the tanks and follow a strict regimen when filling them:

In the spring, before I fill the tanks, I add a couple of cups of bleach to the tank then put in about 15-20 gallons of water. I turn the pump on and run water out each faucet (cold only) until I can smell the bleach.

I let that sit for a day or two then run all the bleach-water mix out through the faucets until the tank is empty.

Then when I'm ready to fill the water tank (200 gallons of fresh) I first flush out the white hose for a few minutes then hook it to a filter that cleans the water and removes any taste before it goes into the tank.

As the tank is filling I turn on the pump and run each faucet until I get no more bleach smell.

I've never had a problem with stinky or bad tasting water by following this procedure.
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Drop in a small spoon or few of white vinegar as well
 
MonacoMike said:
The threat is the chemicals leech into the water from the hose and then you apply that water to your skin or for some, drink it. It was never about "stuff that grows", although that is a concern.

MM
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Mike, Do you drink airline coffee when you fly? Just saying ......lol
 
Just a FYI:

How do I disinfect a storage tank?

To disinfect a storage tank or other large volume of water, thoroughly mix non-scented NSF-approved household bleach (5.25% chlorine) in the reservoir at the ratio of 1 gallon of bleach for every 1,000 gallons of water (i.e., 1 quart for every 250 gallons of water). This will give a chlorine concentration of 50 ppm. Add bleach directly to the storage tank at the same time you are disinfecting the well. Let the storage tank drain into the distribution system. After sitting 12 to 24 hours, drain the storage tank through a drain valve or through the distribution system.
 
First time I had the collapsible hose out, turned the water off at the valve. Unscrewed the hose. Water ran out for a while - it self drained. Course I was kinda unnerved when I saw what coming out with neither end connect to anything :)
 
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