The flat hose pipe ‘thingy’ (1 Viewer)

[Belledog]

Hi experts
anyone changed a normal hosepipe to a flat one, if that’s what you call them. I think they might make my life easier, but then I hear they don’t. Would love to hear personal experiences please and recommend a brand. Thanks in advance.
karen.

 

[ctc]

We fill the tank with a selection of mainly food quality hoses, but have a separate container for drinking water.

 

[Stealaway]

I'm a big believer in taking the water tank to the tap ----- as it has an engine on it.
My hose is very short and is all I have ever needed - that and good few adapters

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[Minxy]

Flat ones tend not to last as long as a normal hose, they also usually don't allow as much water through so filling takes longer and can be a pain in the bum to unroll and roll up again as many require you too remove all traces of water and cannot be used even partly rolled up.

 

[Richard n Ann]

We got one in Benidorm from the Chinese shop, cheap crap but works OK

 

[Just smiffy]

Expanding hoses... Much better..

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[Podney]

I bought a flat hose in a reel,tried it once,not very successfully. Usually use two large watering cans.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Flat ones are rubbish,you need to keep them flat on a reel which is not straight forward once used although do expel water when winding up.Much prefer an expandable one.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Our cheap flat one works for us because there is usually a tap at the back of our pitch so once the hose is untwisted and layed out it's no more bother. Also I can just open the tap 20% so it doesn't blow the crap fitting off the tap as there is no rush.

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[Coolcats]

Hi experts
anyone changed a normal hosepipe to a flat one, if that’s what you call them. I think they might make my life easier, but then I hear they don’t. Would love to hear personal experiences please and recommend a brand. Thanks in advance.
karen.

Make sure whatever you do is a get a Food grade pipe even Hozelock advise against drinking from theirs. A non food grade pipe may not kill you instantly but I hate to think what chemicals are in some of them Release agents etc.

 

[ceejayt]

I have a couple of flat hoses, have lasted me at least three years and I just bundle them up in a plastic box when I am done with them They are a good food quality hose.

 

[Richard n Ann]

We don't drink from the tank so food grade not needed.

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[NicandJay]

Got food grade triple core flat hose on reel that you can use partially rolled but still dont drink from tank. However will drop a lot when packed away if not fully unwound then recoiled. Brunner is the brand or similar name from Amazon

 

[NicandJay]

That should read DRIP a lot

 

[Mikey RV]

I use a 15metre expanding hose for everything, filling the tank up, washing the car and motorhome. You get them in different lengths and they shrink to nothing for storage.

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[ceejayt]

Got food grade triple core flat hose on reel that you can use partially rolled but still dont drink from tank. However will drop a lot when packed away if not fully unwound then recoiled. Brunner is the brand or similar name from Amazon

Quick tip, use hizelock to fasten the two ends of the hose together so no drips from the end

 

[xsparks]

Food grade plastic can be readily found at your local fish market. Unfortunately.

 

[NicandJay]

Ah thanks for that ceejayt

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[Belledog]

Expanding hoses... Much better..

Any particular band smiffy

 

[Belledog]

Flat ones are rubbish,you need to keep them flat on a reel which is not straight forward once used although do expel water when winding up.Much prefer an expandable one.

Any particular brand please

 

[Belledog]

I use a 15metre expanding hose for everything, filling the tank up, washing the car and motorhome. You get them in different lengths and they shrink to nothing for storage.

Which brand Mikey

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[Belledog]

Thank you all so much. Sounds like the expanding hose is the way to go then. Any particular brand.

 

[Swifter]

non food grade pipe may not kill you instantly

 

[tonka]

Flat hose.. Had one for about 15 years. Was that long i cut it so now made a short one and longer version.
Mine rolls up on itself and taken very little room, keep them in small Jiffy bags in the door pocket. Only use when i really need to such as at Aires with free water and i want to totally fill the tank. Bit of a pain to get going sometimes with any kinks but does the job for me.

Food grade hoses, always a debate. 20 years with a motorhome and always normal hoses. Still here so far.
Let you know the outcome in another 20 years (hopefully)..

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[Coolcats]

We don't drink from the tank so food grade not needed.

Not even for a cup of tea?

 

[Wagoneer]

I've been using a flat hose for many years because it's compact to store. I also have a short normal hose for use when the tap is within a couple of metres.

The flat hose shouldn't be kinked, especially where it enters the water fill point. This is easily overcome by adding a short length of normal hose to the end. My first flat hose suffered from pinholes developing in the pipe wall, presumably from overpressure. No such problems with my second hose by avoiding kinks.

The flat hose needs to be fully unrolled. Rolling it back into the cassette and expelling the remaining water can be a tad time consuming. But, overall, it works well for me.

I use this Italian made "Water Block" for connecting the normal hose to the water inlet:

Water Filler Hose Stop - Makes it Easier to Fill Your Motorhome Water Tank

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[Lenny HB]

We carry a flat one for emergencies only used it twice in 12 years, taken it off the cassette as easier to store.

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[Wombles]

Have tried the flat hoses that need to be fully unwound & they are faster to fill but like this Brunner 3 core food grade hose pipe as can be used on the roll . Had one for 7 years & still like new:

Latest version is in blue & grey (as below) but it's 3 core so not to be confused with the standard flat hose on a reel that has to be fully unwound to use it but look similar on the reel.

For expandable food grade pipe with a 5 year warranty - the FITT YoYo https://www.yoyoextendablehose.co.uk/ is worth considering - lots of sellers depending on length you want.

 

[pappajohn]

Only ever had one. One day I connected it to the tap and in auto pilot mode turned on the tap with it still in the cassette.
Result....one hose and two halves of cassette.
The first couple of turns tried to expand and push the cassette in half.

 

[Coolcats]

Flat hose.. Had one for about 15 years. Was that long i cut it so now made a short one and longer version.
Mine rolls up on itself and taken very little room, keep them in small Jiffy bags in the door pocket. Only use when i really need to such as at Aires with free water and i want to totally fill the tank. Bit of a pain to get going sometimes with any kinks but does the job for me.

Food grade hoses, always a debate. 20 years with a motorhome and always normal hoses. Still here so far.
Let you know the outcome in another 20 years (hopefully)..

I guess it does depend on how lucky you feel, but I suspect most would agree that not to use food grade storage or cooking pots and pans etc is not wise.

Some things that can be found in non-food safe hoses are Lead, BPA, and phthalates, why add to exposure to this stuff if we can avoid it by trying to save a couple of quid.

Lead, BPA, phthalates

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