wanderingbob wrote:
Have ya ever taken a drink from a garden hose ? Did ya sanitize it ?
I do not believe it is worthwhile to worry about ever little thing , just take reasonable precautions . As for joining the ends of the hoses together , not in the south , that will cause all kinds of things to grow in that dark , moist, warm place !
You don't think that 15 to 25 feet of coiled hose isn't dark, moist and warn with or without the ends screwed together? Its not like leaving the ends loose is going to get you any air flow through the hose.