Water hoses for drinking
does any one out there use any special hoses other than normal garden hoes?
Forum Discussion
Garden hoses don't have a pressure rating. If you have a regulator inside, you should be using a high pressure hose. We have a regulator inside and use a Valterra high pressure hose rated for 160 psi. PW hoses up to 300 psi are available. CG pressure can easily exceed 100 psi and in some cases, up near 200 psi. We encountered 140 psi somewhere last season.
Some people are much more sensitive to the taste and odor of ordinary hoses. Food grade taste-free hoses made from a different material are available.
FWIW, article by a doctor on contaminants in ordinary hoses: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/06/24/garden-hose-chemicals.aspx
Personally, I believe in the use of NSF certified PW hoses. But you should be much more concerned about what's potentially IN the water supply at the various CGs that you visit - organic and inorganic chemicals, viruses, microorganisms, heavy metal, pharmaceuticals, etc. We have 3-stage filtration down to 0.2 microns.
Some people are much more sensitive to the taste and odor of ordinary hoses. Food grade taste-free hoses made from a different material are available.
FWIW, article by a doctor on contaminants in ordinary hoses: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/06/24/garden-hose-chemicals.aspx
Personally, I believe in the use of NSF certified PW hoses. But you should be much more concerned about what's potentially IN the water supply at the various CGs that you visit - organic and inorganic chemicals, viruses, microorganisms, heavy metal, pharmaceuticals, etc. We have 3-stage filtration down to 0.2 microns.
