EXPANDABLE HOSE PIPE

[Mtbcol]

Evening friends.

We want yo get one of those expanding hose pipes for filling up our water, but there's so many to choose from and a lot with poor reviews. Anyone using one of these and can you recommend one that will last more than a few uses without leaking?

Thanks Colin.

 

[r4dent]

When I was looking for a new hose all the expanding hoses were non food grade and therefore not suitable.

I ended up with a food grade flat hose that rolls into a small volume.

Pardon our interruption...

I use the expanding type in the garden, they take a fair while to shrink back.

 

[bartman]

I think that completely draining the expanding hoses is a difficult task, resulting in water coming out wherever you store it in the vehicle, as well as water being left in it stagnating

 

[Mtbcol]

Thanks both, we'll probably go for a flat one then.

 

[mariesnowgoose]

The flat food grade ones are brilliant.

I happened to get chatting to a seasoned motorhomer on an Aire in Ireland earlier this year when I spotted him using one.

It had been a game changer for him, and it now is for us. He’d tried various different types of hose over the years, including the “expandable” type.

He demonstrated his, including an extra fitting he’d bought which fits into the water filler into the Moho tank which prevented overspill etc. I didn’t bother getting that, but the food grade 10 metre hose which came on a reel with tap fittings and a nozzle definitely fits the bill perfectly for us and stows away easily into our (fairly small) external locker

I never use Amazon, but there are plenty of them listed on eBay.

 

[Boris7]

I don’t worry about food grade, I never use the water from the onboard tank for cooking/drinking.

An underslung tank near an exhaust using water from an untested source has Beau Geste written all over it

 

[bartman]

I've always used an ordinary hose, although I have limited storage space so one of those flat hoses that store on the reel might be an idea

 

[izwozral]

Ordinary hose or watering can. Been that way for 20 years, still here, still not had Legionnaires, dysentry or a thing alse.
Mind, we're of an age when we played sticky cow pat, never washed our hands before meals and bathed once weekly.

 

[Mtbcol]

The flat food grade ones are brilliant.

I happened to get chatting to a seasoned motorhomer on an Aire in Ireland earlier this year when I spotted him using one.

It had been a game changer for him, and it now is for us. He’d tried various different types of hose over the years, including the “expandable” type.

He demonstrated his, including an extra fitting he’d bought which fits into the water filler into the Moho tank which prevented overspill etc. I didn’t bother getting that, but the food grade 10 metre hose which came on a reel with tap fittings and a nozzle definitely fits the bill perfectly for us and stows away easily into our (fairly small) external locker

I never use Amazon, but there are plenty of them listed on eBay.

Thanks for that. You don't happen to have a link or name to the one you've got by any chance? I prefer to buy items that have been tried and tested

 

[marchie]

I think that completely draining the expanding hoses is a difficult task, resulting in water coming out wherever you store it in the vehicle, as well as water being left in it stagnating

We use the roll flat hose and then chuck it in the shower [with 1/2 the van contents ...] inside a spare 9 litre washing up bowl to gather up any residual water. Works fine

Steve

 

[RichardHelen262]

I have had several of the expanding hose pipes, most of which haven’t lasted long before bursting,
But I have two of the Hozelock expanding hose pipes one in the motorhome, and one at home for washing the vehicles with, both are well over 6 or 7 years old, and still going strong

 

[alcam]

Have used expanding hoses for 14 years (probably hozelock) . Only had to replace once as a previous van was stolen .
Never had a problem

 

[Drover]

We've been using one for a few years that came from the middle isle in lidl...no problems with it.

 

[r4dent]

I've always used an ordinary hose, although I have limited storage space so one of those flat hoses that store on the reel might be an idea

I had a flat hose on a reel for many years and swapped to a flat hose without a reel about 20 years ago.
Far better
The ones on the reel take up far more space than those without / they take longer to store the hose / they cost more.

 

[mariesnowgoose]

Thanks for that. You don't happen to have a link or name to the one you've got by any chance? I prefer to buy items that have been tried and tested

This is the exact item and seller I used on eBay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177088356603

Also noticed the price has gone up a lot since June!
I paid £29.95, it’s now £44.

Unfortunately that’s the way it seems to be in the world nowadays - rampant inflation

 

[Mtbcol]

This is the exact item and seller I used on eBay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177088356603

Also noticed the price has gone up a lot since June!
I paid £29.95, it’s now £44.

Unfortunately that’s the way it seems to be in the world nowadays - rampant inflation

Thank you MarieSG, much appreciated .Yep, nothing ever goes down

 

[Okta]

I have 2 x Expandable XHoses and have been using them for several years without any problems. Previously I had cheap expandable hoses and they very quickly burst. XHose easy to use, easy to store, reliable, very light but more expensive.

I only worry about food grade when water is being stored or held, not when it briefly passes through a hose. The water is not in the hose long enough for the plasticisers to leach out. The hose empties itself when it contracts but I flush fresh water through it before filling my tank to make sure that there is no residual contamination. Leaching of plasticisers is a slow process not an instant poisoning.

 

[Sharon the Cat]

This is the exact item and seller I used on eBay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177088356603

Also noticed the price has gone up a lot since June!
I paid £29.95, it’s now £44.

Unfortunately that’s the way it seems to be in the world nowadays - rampant inflation

Wow, that does seem a lot compared to the r4dent's earlier link. I was going to be tempted as you mentioned the reel, but not at that price I'm afraid.
We had flat hose with the stupid Whale fitting that we had to use for the Bailey. I made a bag for it and it stored away a treat without unravelling.