Concertina hose (1 Viewer)

Melvin

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Im considering buying one of these as I've found one on Amazon 100ft. For 12.95 ,I know it's not food grade but I'm not bothered as I've havnt used food grade for years . Does anyone know how successful this type of hose is or do they puncture very quickly.
 

GJH

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I bought one on Fleetwood market in July 2013 (X hose clone, not the real thing) on the grounds it would take up less space and be easier to roll away than the cassette hose we had. It was OK for a couple of years but got progressively worse with kinking (which they are not supposed to do) in the last half of last year. I finally binned it a few weeks ago and have gone back to the cassette hose it replaced. It didn't leak though :)

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musson

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I have used one for couple of years no problems
 
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Likewise we have used one that expands to 100 ft for a couple of years. No problem but I do ensure I flush it well before putting water in the tank as we do drink the water.

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scotjimland

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Likewise we have used one that expands to 100 ft for a couple of years. No problem but I do ensure I flush it well before putting water in the tank as we do drink the water.

good idea.. that would be my advice..

If used for drinking it needs a really good flush .. a smooth bore hose drains as you coil it up.. this one won't.. so that leaves water trapped that could harbour bacteria.. Flushing also gets rid of any leached chemicals from the plastic.. which is the main reason I wouldn't use..

I use Clear PVC Braided Hose - Food Grade, as used in the food industry, it is quite bulky .. but I have plenty of space to store..

I can see the advantage of a concertina hose if space is at a premium..
 

Flamenca

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This one is only £9 incl p&p on Amazon:

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I have had a couple of these expandable hoses previously including from Amazon, I would just be careful as on two occasions the hoses have split (once leaving me completely soaked). I finally paid the extra for an X-Hose (you can tell the difference in quality) and have had it for 2 years now and it is still going stong. I always flush it through before filling the FW tank and only use it for this purpose and always hang it to dry once finished, never had a problem not having a food quality hose and we also drink the water.
 

Mike Home

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Hi, I got one of those concertina hoses and so far so good. I do flush it well and leave it to dry before packing in a tuppaware type box. Had one of the flat hoses before. Good for saving space but a pain to unreel and reel up (worse than a long mains cable) and easy to use when you are close to the tap (like on arrival). We dont drink tank water but use a big water bottle for drinks. We also have a watering can for top-uos when on a site for a few days and not close to a tap. Hose, watering can and van water tank get a dose of Milton once in a while if the van is left un-used. Also got a box of all sorts of tap adaptors/hoze lock type fittings. Not got stuck with filling up problem yet. Sites everywhere seem to be standardising on connectors.
 

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