Algae in hose
Got a problem with algae building up in my water hose. Had tried the White drinking water hose and even the Blue one. Still getting algae building up where hose connects to RV. Covered the hose in ...
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daytona7 wrote:
I'm on my 2nd Camco Blue colored drinking hose this year for the connection between the outside faucet and my On-the-Go water softener along with the 3rd white drinking water hose between the water softener and the house/RV. Algae only appears in the white hose. I install a new washer with the screen on on all ends of the hoses after I clean new hoses out with Bleach before I attach them to anything. I'm wondering if warm water from the hose sitting in the direct sun might be causing some if not all of the algae problem. Like I stated earlier, I did have the complete hose enclosed in the black rubber water pipe insulation and all but the last 4 foot of the white hose from the softener to the house connection under the RV and out of the sun. I'm thinking of getting either 3-4 inch PVC pipe, Rhino hose or even the silver AC/Heater/Dryer vent type hose and run the water hose through them as a sun shield. None of my neighbors use filters or cover their water hoses and none of them get algae in their hoses. If I had enough hair on the top of my head, I'd be pulling it all out.
Yep. The light colored or hoses that let sunlight in and the sediment and or contaminants have some traces of algae.
Algae cannot form without a light source. Even if it's just a small area that light get through, that's enough to cause growth inside, & as you know algae is a plant of sorts, so it will continue to grow with any light. That's why I use a black hose. No filter can keep algae from forming as long as it has light to create photosynthesis.
