"White" Hose gets Kink and is Hard to Handle
The "white" hose we use for fresh water is so stiff it's hard to handle. We've used it for several years, so age hasn't made it more flexible. All those we've seen in the stores are about the same. Ar...
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rockhillmanor wrote:lucytravel12 wrote:\
I thought we were supposed to have a special RV "White" hose - can we just buy any decent hose?
It's not so much an "RV" hose as it means any water hose marked for 'safe for drinking water'. And are usually white to denote that.
These hoses are 'supposed' to have no lead in them. Garden hoses are allowed to have lead.
If you don't drink from your RV fresh water tank (I do not) it doesn't make any difference what type of hose you use! :W
Never heard about lead in hoses before. I always thought the white drinking water hose was simply designed to avoid making the water taste like it came through a garden hose.
It is also nice to have white hose for drinking water, and green hose for other uses, such as washing or as a grey water hose. Even better if you can find grey colored hose!
