Fresh water hose

[Chads]

Whats everbody running, I need to upgrade mine and I'm looking at goodyear water hose but not sure I need that much and I hate hoses that kink on me all the time I dont have a water hose reel .

 

[Larry B]

100' of goodyear on a reel

 

[Larry Cobb]

Chad;

We use 350 PSI thermoplastic rated up to 160°.

Most of our TM's have triple reels.

Good in most locations except for extreme cold weather.

Larry

 

[Farenheit251]

For single wand you can go with half inch quality hose from a hose store. Well worth the money and much easier to work with and store. I think some guys were converting air hose with end adapters. Might freeze quicker in cold climates.

 

[Bill Soukoreff]

Parker 7092, 1/2". Really good value, great in the cold.

 

[Shane T]

Check out this Gilmour Flexogen hose. Lifetime warranty

http://usabluebook.dirxion.com/dialup/Main.asp

 

[Dolly Llama]

5/8" hot water rated red rubber

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1P864

nothing I know of is more flexible in winter

we've been using it for years and years


..L.T.A.

 

[FB7777]

100' of goodyear on a reel

same here, 5 years on a Butler over head reel and good year hose and no sign of wear yet

 

[Mike Draper]

Whats everbody running, I need to upgrade mine and I'm looking at goodyear water hose but not sure I need that much and I hate hoses that kink on me all the time I dont have a water hose reel .

I use two 50' rolls of anit-freeze coolant line. I think it's 5'8 inch in diameter and rolls up perfectly on my hose reel. I think it's like $20 bucks for 50'.

 

[Guest]

Like Larry said,low pressure line

 

[Lee Stockwell]

We carry 60' sections of 3/8" air hose on portable cord reels. Garden hose fittings on the end with brass ball valve and brass quick couplers on each section. Light and easy to handle and a breeze to wrap up.

 

[Jim Martin]

5/8" hot water rated red rubber

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1P864

nothing I know of is more flexible in winter

we've been using it for years and years


..L.T.A.

larry nailed it.....good hose....

 

[Chads]

Cobb you got any pics

 

[Dolly Llama]

Cobb you got any pics

dude, I know Larry wants to sell you and everyone else some hose, (which i don't have a problem with)
but you don't have a hose reel.
thermal plastic ain't for you....trust me

you need a supple hose you can coil on the ground.
Rubber is the way to go

here's another tip; ALWAYS coil it the same way from the same end.
AND always drop a coil at a time as you walk to the spigot.

Your kink and coil probs will be few and far between if you do it that way.


..L.T.A.

 

[Jayhawk2218]

Sears Craftsman. Lifetime waranty.

 

[Able 1]

This one is sweet but it's $300... Probably last you forever though.

$100.00 for this one.

 

[Nate The Great]

Cobb you got any pics

dude, I know Larry wants to sell you and everyone else some hose, (which i don't have a problem with)
but you don't have a hose reel.
thermal plastic ain't for you....trust me

you need a supple hose you can coil on the ground.
Rubber is the way to go

here's another tip; ALWAYS coil it the same way from the same end.
AND always drop a coil at a time as you walk to the spigot.

Your kink and coil probs will be few and far between if you do it that way.


..L.T.A.

I used to do it the same way you mention but it's a pita doing it that way. I had a fire man teach me the way to coil a hose and not kink or get tangled even if you throw it up and out in the air. Saved my a$$ a lot of time doing it that way. I don't have a hose reel and most of the time have to run a portable. Just hook up the QC and when you start to pull the hose, it uncoils itself without any loops.

It's a over and under technique that makes it work. It works with solution lines, hoses, cords but NO vac hoses.