RV Water Hose

I've drank a lot of water from the ol green garden hoses way back in the previous century. I don't look like Shrek yet but getting there. I remember the water tasting like the hose it was flowing from. Now I won't even use the green hose for flushing the boat motor. It gets the white hose. I have 75' of white hose.

^^^ Asbestos in the walls, lead based paint, lead solder in plumbing, radon gas to name a few. If you have survived all that with no ill effects I don't think a garden hose will hurt you. :B

I didn't have time to read this whole thread. I use a regular garden hose to fill my fresh water tank. I never hook the the water supply at the parks. (personal preference on my part) I also only sanitize my tank once a year in the spring.

I'm and 53 and not dead yet. There are so many other things that can kill me (like just breathing the polluted air,) that I don't worry about things like garden hoses. I live in a house that was built in 1942. I wonder how many chemicals are in this old place. lol

GrandpaKip wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

GrandpaKip wrote:
Grew up drinking out of green garden hoses, with no ill effects, no ell iffects, (twitch, twitch).
I do use the marine grade hoses, though. No use taking chances of getting worse.

you just "think" that you are "normal". :)
bumpy

Abby Normal?

THAT WAS A GREAT MOVIE
BUMPY

Bumpyroad wrote:

GrandpaKip wrote:
Grew up drinking out of green garden hoses, with no ill effects, no ell iffects, (twitch, twitch).
I do use the marine grade hoses, though. No use taking chances of getting worse.

you just "think" that you are "normal". :)
bumpy

Abby Normal?

Ozlander wrote:

newman fulltimer wrote:
read the warnings on the backside of the lityle cardboard in the hose it tells you iys nit for human consumption

Of course not, why would you eat a hose.

Just made my day! :D

I was intrigued by the article that BossCamper wrote, very interesting study without much of the info on the controls. I will take it with a grain of salt.

In a physics class some time ago, the instructor was explaining the Browning Theory of Molecular Motion, for those who have not heard or read about it, simply stated, "All molecules are constantly in motion". An example he gave supports many of the posts made here. He stated that if you put one molecule of gold on the end of a lead ingot, eventually, it will make its way to the other end of the ingot.

Leaching is the theory in action. So what can you take away from all this rhetoric, sometime in the future, you will ingest every different molecule in the hose or pipe your drinking water comes from. It is not going to be constant in value and in most cases, there are quite a few variables that can effect the rate of motion and leaching as well as the fact that some molecules do not attach well to a molecule of H2O.

Another interesting thing to ponder, how many people have sprinkler systems for their lawns, landscaping and GARDENS? How many are using PVC pipe? Can the chemicals from the PVC pipe leach into the water and feed a garden thereby allowing the food stuffs in a garden to absorb and pass on hazardous chemicals.

Kind of pie in the sky isn't it?

I use the white hoses for filling my tank, I flush the noses before filling, and I try to keep them cool(impossible in an RV) and out of direct sunlight and drained as well as I can. I seldom have my water hose hooked up as we are more travel oriented than destination oriented and hook up, un-hook are just extra steps for an overnight. My wife wants her favorite bottled water so we seldom drink water from the tank, but we brush our teeth and rinse with it and I make my coffee from it every morning.

Just my never to be humble way of saying use common sense and do everything in moderation.

newman fulltimer wrote:
read the warnings on the backside of the lityle cardboard in the hose it tells you iys nit for human consumption

Of course not, why would you eat a hose.

GrandpaKip wrote:
Grew up drinking out of green garden hoses, with no ill effects, no ell iffects, (twitch, twitch).
I do use the marine grade hoses, though. No use taking chances of getting worse.

you just "think" that you are "normal". :)
bumpy

FYI....ALL Camco RV hoses are made of PVC. Does this mean they are not as safe as NSF-61 hoses?

Camco claims lead-free, drinking water safe, BPA-free, phthalate-free formulation.