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1SG's avatar
1SG
Explorer
Dec 11, 2016

Replacing hose on reel in wet bay

I have searched for an answer as to what water hose holds up best on the hose reel in a motorhome and really haven't got an answer.

The hose on my reel is old, twisted and kinked. It is white and original to my 2006 motorhome. I see several different options in a 1/2 inch 50' drinking water hose. There are white ones, white w/blue stripe and blue hoses. Is one hose better than the other when used on a hose reel?

I have fixed the problem of spooling the hose onto the reel so hopefully no more kinking.

Paul
Class A
  • 1SG's avatar
    1SG
    Explorer
    Dec 13, 2016
    Thank you for all the reply's. After reading all the responses I think I will go with a white hose or white w/blue stripe.

    Thanks again
  • Ed_C's avatar
    Ed_C
    Explorer
    Dec 12, 2016
    The one you have lasted 10 years. I'd by the same thing!
  • rgatijnet1's avatar
    rgatijnet1
    Explorer III
    Dec 12, 2016
    You can buy very durable food grade hose from various sources online and add your own brass fittings for the ends. You can usually buy it by the foot, with 1/2", 5/8" or 3/4" ID so you get exactly what you need and it will probably last as long as your RV.

  • pianotuna's avatar
    pianotuna
    Nomad III
    Dec 12, 2016
    Crasster,

    My Walmart hoses seem to kink easily. I'll upgrade to something else if and when I get a leak.
  • crasster's avatar
    crasster
    Explorer II
    Dec 12, 2016
    We've always just used the white ones from walmart.. They have served well.
  • femailyetti's avatar
    femailyetti
    Explorer
    Dec 12, 2016
    If money is no object. Amazon Hose has some really nice ones.
    http://shop.amazonhose.com/
  • Mile_High's avatar
    Mile_High
    Explorer
    Dec 11, 2016
    I've had both the white and the blue, and we now have a hosereel on this coach with the white hose. Honestly, the blue hoses we had from Camping World (no-kink) were too thick and heavy for a hose reel, and often would not even uncoil on the ground for a few days in the sun. I didn't care for them. Go for the standard white.

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