Algae in hose

[daytona7]

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 the black foam pipe wrap, placed under my RV and still have the algae problem. Even by passed my water softener to see if that helps but still the same. Other neighbors leave their water hoses hooked up all year and never have any problems, even those in full all day sunlight. Unable to use my TastePURE CXR90 water filter due to low water pressure (drops from 45-55 psi down to 15-20psi) after a day or two. Any suggestions?

[daytona7]

Have talked to the neighbors. None of them have problems with algae building up in their hoses. They all use the white Camco drinking water hose that you can almost read a paper through and No filters of any kind. Nor do they change or sanitize the hoses with bleach. I've already had several hoses swell up at the RV end and burst. Very little if any sediment in the screen hose filters. Only time I use the fresh water tank is when I'm on the road or when I sanitize the whole house system with bleach. Only other possible option would be to get some 3/4 PVC water pipe but then I would have to worry about storing it when I move the RV.

[down_home]

Just read my own posts. I made some sentences so long you may run out of breath reading them.
Appologies

[Desertbonbon]

You're not crazy. I live in my RV in the middle of nowhere in the Nevada desert, & my white Camco fresh water hose gets algae buildup inside all year round. In the summer I have to treat it with bleach down the hose for 15 minutes or so, then I have to spray the inlet screen with some pressure to get all the green slime off before running water through hose & hooking back up. If I don't, my water pressure will dribble down to nothing. 

Now granted, algae is completely organic, & will cause absolutely no health issues...but that still don't mean I want it in my drinking water. I find it strange that of all the colors they chose for the drinking water, they chose the one that is most likely to photosynthesize & cause algae to form inside it.  I mean that's just common sense that everyone knows.

I looked for suggestions, but finally decided to just replace it with a heavy duty black hose, which I also ran through a pvc pipe and buried for asthetics & insulation.  Although I cannot look inside and see for sure, I'm pretty sure it fixed my problem, since I no longer need to flush with bleach, have no low water pressure anymore, & don't feel like I just drank out of a horse trough. Honestly, I'm guessing the genius who long ago determined that RV city water hookups hoses should be white did so because of how it looked,  not considering its practicality. And the industry just continues to go with it because that's how it's always been. 

My thought on that is if there's a better and cheaper way, that's what I'll do. To heck with the industry. Alot of their products are overpriced and unnecessary. In this case, they were just plain ignorant.

[MORSNOW]

This thread is over 10 years old, you may want to start a new thread if you are looking for suggestions.

[Old-Biscuit]

jdog wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Swap hoses with your neighbors.........

With or with out the neighbors knowledge?

Quietly :B

Then next week ask them if they have an algae problem

[jdog]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Swap hoses with your neighbors.........

With or with out the neighbors knowledge?

[ol_Bombero-JC]

down home wrote:
Vinyl etc have pores. If you have algae in them get new ones. Bleach will surpress it but it will come back.
You need a filter from the faucet to RV. A 10 inch whole house canister will handle a seemingly infinite number and kinds of filter cartridges including ceramic and carbon bloc seperate or as one.. You can get hose adapters at Lowes. The one or two from CW and others may handle the common ten inch filter too but I haven't checked. The one CW sells with a blue cartridge will do fine.
Sounds like you have well water. We put a Westinghouse whole house filter, in the well house. GE and others work just as well. The GE has aa remote alert to when it needs changing.

Bleach, quality hose/s, and filters.

Spend some time on the many informational topics at - The - "RV Water Filter Store"

BTW - *world* of difference between one of their supply hoses and those from Wally, and/or....
You definitely get what you pay for!.:W

~

[PAThwacker]

our well is 300 feet deep and is constantly plagued with sediments. I replace the ge $30 filter monthly. I know it get bad as soon as tthe water starts to stink. worse well water ive seen in 40 years!

[down_home]

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.

[Desertbonbon]

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. 

[Old-Biscuit]

Swap hoses with your neighbors.........

Have you discussed the algae problem with them?

[daytona7]

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.

[wa8yxm]

Algae where it connects to the RV.. Well Algae needs moisture, So you must need a new hose washer on that connection.

Bleach will kill it,Soak the end and fittings for like a minute then rinse well

Mix 1 ounce (shot glass?) of bleach in 2 gallons of water and blow out the hose (Drain it) hold up the "Far end" at least an few inches, then take and using a funnel pour the water through the hose. Lower the "near end" till bleach water backflows.

Then lift it up to the park faucet, hook it up and let it blast the solution out of the hose.

You might also wish to sanatize the RV system.

"The mix here is 1/4 cup bleach per 5 gallons. Fill the tank (Adding bleach when half full) and run through all lines.. Then drain and flush (Clear water)

Then flush with baking soda (1/2 cup mixed in water till it disloves add to tank when half full, fill flush and drain.

Then clear water flush again

Then fill and use

If you do this you might add via the quick fill (Using the method I described above for sanatizing the hose)

[Desertbonbon]

Just skip all that and go to a black hose.