Experts-need your advice again, this time...a hose

kdee69 replied on 29/09/2016 08:07

Posted on 29/09/2016 08:07

We are off tomorrow on our second forray  - managed to snatch two late available pitches at Rowntree York! 

We are only 30+ miles from York so this time are happy to fill the tank at home but obviously we need a water hose at some point!

My question is - I see food grade written re hoses, and people have xhoses etc...what do we need to buy? What sort of length would you recommend for using with a M/H. What sort of connector for the tap end and if more than one needed, what sort do I order?

Your advice is invaluable for a newbie like me so please, suggestions, links, photos will all be welcome!

 

kdee69 replied on 29/09/2016 12:09

Posted on 29/09/2016 12:09

so...just to recap...

Any hose and a connector that fits to a standard tap?

What's food grade?

huskydog replied on 29/09/2016 12:39

Posted on 29/09/2016 12:39

so...just to recap...

Any hose and a connector that fits to a standard tap?

What's food grade?

Put "food grade hose" in the E-bay search and it will show you the different types

cyberyacht replied on 29/09/2016 13:39

Posted on 29/09/2016 13:39

I must confess to being a bit puzzled by the "food grade" bit. The water is hardly in th pipe long enough for it to matter surely?

compass362 replied on 29/09/2016 13:45

Posted on 29/09/2016 13:45

so...just to recap...

Any hose and a connector that fits to a standard tap?

What's food grade?

Write your comments here...food grade pipe , water passing through said pipe is suitable for human consumption  ( it's something to do with what it's made of inside ) , usually colour is blue  , cost ............. about ten times ££££££££££££ above normal pipe price

JVB66 replied on 29/09/2016 14:46

Posted on 29/09/2016 14:46

£2.00 a metre for blueSurprised we still carry flat garden hose that we always used with m/vans never got ill nand still usr to fill aqua roll if near to service point or on a sevice pitchWink

jeffcc replied on 29/09/2016 14:57

Posted on 29/09/2016 14:57

never used food grade hose in 40yrs for filling fresh water tanks, just good old garden hose, as previous posters have said its not in there long enough to absorb any nasties that may or may not be present. Also use onboard water for drinking and never had an issue,

JVB66 replied on 29/09/2016 14:59

Posted on 29/09/2016 14:59

£2.00 a metre for blueSurprised we still carry flat garden hose that we always used with m/vans never got ill and still used to fill aqua roll if near to service point or on a sevice pitchWink

 

DavidKlyne replied on 29/09/2016 15:18

Posted on 29/09/2016 15:18

I have a couple like this in the motorhome although mine are fold flat which takes up less room.

7.5m Extension Food Grade Hose – for Caravan / Motorhome Mains water adaptor kit

I would have thought that the propect of having a problem with a non food hose is fairly slim especially as most people seem not to use the onboard suppy as drinking water. If I go to a service point where there is a existing hose I remove it and use my own. Unfortunately I seem too many examples of the provided hose being used for the wrong reason, particularly in Europe.

David

 

 

 

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