Colour of water hose

swimmer_spe wrote:
OP here.

I don't ever plan on hooking up water and have it pressurizing my system. It is only to fill the tank and then put it away, out of the sun.

So, save $2 and take a risk of getting cancer or ???. If you don't care, why should anyone else?

OP here.

I don't ever plan on hooking up water and have it pressurizing my system. It is only to fill the tank and then put it away, out of the sun.

As said typically white hoses are drinking water safe, however I did get a couple about 6 years ago from Lowe's that were blue and they were drinking water safe. They had a white liner on the inside that was made out of food grade material. They were a bit stiffer than the white Swan brand hoses, especially in cold weather. What ever you get, just make sure the label says it is drinking water safe or the lining is made from food grade material.

Mine is yellow and green. Green for black water flushing, yellow for fresh water filling. When I first started using the yellow hoses, all 200 feet, I ran straight bleach through them. Then flushed them out and never had hose taste, unlike my brown one on the ground at home. I still drink from it though.

They're not all white. I have a blue one. But they're typically not the common green or black of garden hoses.

Garden hoses usually use plastics which add bad chemicals/flavors to the water, especially when they sit in the sun for a while with no flow.

Get a hose made for potable water, they really don't cost much more than garden hoses.

The white hose is specifically designed for potable water, a garden hose can contain impurities and leave a taste. Besides, you don't want to accidently use the one for rinsing the waste tanks.