Water hoses for filling and flushing?

[BlackJeep22]

Any recommendations for water hoses?
I've heard that Pocket Hose makes a potable collapsible hose now. Silly question, but do most of you have 2 hoses, one for drinking water and one for flushing tanks?

[Big Red and 30WR]

I have 3 25 foot white water hoses made for rving . Use one just for washing rzr and flushing the crapper hose out.

[FRRVR]

Yes I have a separate hose for clean water and one for flushing. There probably is not any possibility for cross contamination, but I like keeping it separate. I use the white drinking water hose from Camco and I have a heated drinking water hose. For the flush I have a grey one, don't remember the brand.

[BandJCarm]

These are the best I ever found.

https://www.plumbingsupply.com/garde...html#coil-hose

[RLHAMILTON]

I second BIG RED AND 30.

[Kenny kustom]

Originally Posted by BandJCarm

These are the best I ever found.

https://www.plumbingsupply.com/garde...html#coil-hose

For sure!
I bought two, with some of their quick disconnects. Wonderful.


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2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS

[RudysWorld]

Definitely 2 different hoses! I use the white drinking water safe hose for city water and a cheap hose I got for free for buying fertilizer from home depot for black tank flush. I like free!!

[Ford Idaho]

I have one of the coiled hoses for the tank flush, Camco blue for the fresh.

Orbit 50' Coil Hose with Pistol Nozzle - Walmart.com

X2 Camco TastePURE 25' Premium Drinking Water Hose, 5/8" ID - Walmart.com

[mkekflyers]

Yup! Two different hoses, have several white fresh water hoses and a separate gray hose for dumping grey tank into the woods if not at a dump station (and allowed to do so) and use it for flushing black tank. Also keep a spray bottle of water/Clorox mix to spritz facets/fittings before use...

[nineback]

Noticed these are only 3/8" ID. A lot of hoses are 5/8" ID. Don't know how much difference the 1/4" makes but would think it would have some impact on water volume available at the RV.

Originally Posted by BandJCarm

These are the best I ever found.

https://www.plumbingsupply.com/garde...html#coil-hose

[Thurman]

As someone who worked in industrial environmental for years I learned this: When you disconnect your white/potable hose and IF you walk it down to remove all the water you can, there is always some water left within the hose. When the hose is stored, with or without connecting each end to itself, this small amount of water will allow bacteria to grow particularly in warm climates. The same for you water filter whether it is the cartridge type that goes between the potable hose and camper, or the filters built within an RV, they will also grow bacteria. It would help if you would often put about two tablespoons of Clorox in your potable hose, fill it almost full, hook the two ends together and let this sit for an hour or so. Do not do this to the filter cartridges as this will ruin certain chemicals within a filter cartridge that are there to help filter out certain things. Filter cartridges are actually cheap if you think about it, they are designed to help clean incoming water no matter what the source.

[Kenny kustom]

Originally Posted by nineback

Noticed these are only 3/8" ID. A lot of hoses are 5/8" ID. Don't know how much difference the 1/4" makes but would think it would have some impact on water volume available at the RV.

What size are the pipes in the Rv? 👍🏻


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2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS

[Jakieboy]

We have always used two separate hoses: one for connection to the campsite potable water supply, and one for flushing the black water tank. The fresh water hose should be designated for that use only, and should be designed specifically for that use. Do not use a typical garden hose for that service. The flushing hose can be almost anything else you can buy, or find for free. Free is good!! It helps if the two hoses are of different colors!!

We also use a specially designed sewer hose fitting that allows us to connect our flushing hose to the drain fitting and spray flushing water up into the drain pipes of all our holding tanks after they have been fully drained. It makes our trailer smell so much better!!.

[BandJCarm]

Originally Posted by nineback

Noticed these are only 3/8" ID. A lot of hoses are 5/8" ID. Don't know how much difference the 1/4" makes but would think it would have some impact on water volume available at the RV.

Hmmm. Absolutely never thought about it.

I wonder if that might contribute to my issues with not having any hot water in the tankless system????

[BandJCarm]

They do have 5/8" drinking HD hoses......

https://www.plumbingsupply.com/drink...afe-hoses.html

[pmsherman]

I use a 25' white drinking hose for filling the fresh water tank and hookup to city water. I have a spare 10' length available for times when it's just a little bit too short. I also carry a blue (cheap) 25' drinking water hose for times when I need a much longer hookup but the blue hose can't be left in the sun with pressurized water in it or it will bubble out from thermal pressure increase.

Pocket hoses are great for sewer work except that they have a very short service life. Every one I've tried has developed pinhole leaks in less than 5 uses but they are still suitable for outside use. I flush my black tank with a wand through the toilet (no internal sprayer of the tank on my 2011 Georgetown 327DS) and also have a lightweight 25' regular hose for the portion of the hose that runs through the RV when flushing the tank.

The only time I don't have enough hose to fill my tanks is when I'm visiting my daughter. I need over 100' of hose there so I use her water hose which is rated for potable water to make up the difference in what I need.

Phil

[tahoe1840]

We camp often in Forest Service campgrounds, semi boondock it. We find that three 25 foot white drinking water, 5/8" hoses seem to do the trick for us when we run out of water. Hook them all together and stretch to the nearest hydrant. We also carry a 25 foot green 5/8" garden hose for flushing the sewer, washing the rv, etc. works good for us.

[kluza2786]

I carry 3 white hoses that I use for drinking water (carry them in a plastic Christmas wreath box that keeps them clean). I also have a 50 foot non-drinking water hose that I use for black tank flush and just bought a 15 foot hose from Rural King that I'll use for black tank, etc. since it's easier to deal with when the hydrant is close by.

[spock123]

I use a blue Camco water hose I brought at Walmart and for flushing I use the outside shower hose, it stays hooked up all the time to the black tank flush. I sometimes flush out the black water tank with hot water


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[Kenny kustom]

Originally Posted by spock123

I use a blue Camco water hose I brought at Walmart and for flushing I use the outside shower hose, it stays hooked up all the time to the black tank flush. I sometimes flush out the black water tank with hot water


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How did you adapt the shower hose end to the threaded hose input?


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