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I have been using the 1/2 inch SmartFlex RV/Marine hose for 15+ years now. It is very flexible in very cold temperatures and had LARGE ends where you can connect and/or disconnect using gloves. Since my coach has 1/2 PEX lines, I don't see any reason to use anything larger than a 1/2 inch hose.
Picture shows the standard Camco White water hose and the SmartFlex in 25 degree temperatures.
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Central Kentucky
2006 Fleetwood Discovery 35H, 2014 Honda CR-V, M&G Engineering Braking System
Seen this new player in flex hose market. Kind of a hybrid of regular and flex hose. Not many reviews yet. Swan makes pretty good hose. The ends even might be repairable ,the anti kink piece might want to walk out a bit if repaired. https://www.farmandfleet.com/product...flex-hose.html
Seen this new player in flex hose market. Kind of a hybrid of regular and flex hose. Not many reviews yet. Swan makes pretty good hose. The ends even might be repairable ,the anti kink piece might want to walk out a bit if repaired. https://www.farmandfleet.com/product...flex-hose.html
Didn't see anything about being safe for drinking water.
Glenn
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2006 Sea Breeze LX 8341 on a Workhorse W22 Chassis with 22.5 Alcoa Alum wheels,
2011 Chevy Colorado 4X4 with Ready Brake
Does anyone know if Zero-G Blue hoses come in 5/8"?
I have a 1/2" I like but I know it reduces volume slightly. I can only find the blue in 1/2".
Yes they do and arevdrinkingvwater rated as well.
They also sell a 3/4" hose but have only seen it in 75 ft length. Dont recall if that was also drinking water rated but would guess it is.
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Don & Marge '13 Newmar Ventana 3433 - '14 CR-V TOAD
'03 Winnebago Adventurer 31Y - SOLD
Yes they do and arevdrinkingvwater rated as well.
They also sell a 3/4" hose but have only seen it in 75 ft length. Dont recall if that was also drinking water rated but would guess it is.
Thank you Winemaker2 Would you provide me a Link to the 3/4" blue hose your talking about, I haven't been able to find it?
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2013 Newmar Dutch Star 4318 Which now Identity's as a 2015
2022 Ford F250 Lariat 4X4
On the suggestion / review of testing from the "Project Farm" Youtube channel - I picked up a couple of the "AquaJoe" 50 footers from HD to use while I am winter camping in New Jersey.
With temperatures below freezing and the hoses exposed - they would (and did) definitely freeze if the water wasn't moving at least a little - but that was more of my fault for letting the freeze happen. But the overall performance has been very good. I haven't seen yet how they will coil up for storage, but I already know they will be MUCH smaller than the average hose.
Want to try something? First hookup a 5/8 or 3/4 Inside diameter water hose and then go inside your RV and time how long it takes to fill a five gallon pail from the faucet in the tub
Then go back out, disconnect the large hose and then screw on a 1/2" inside diameter. Go back inside and time how long it takes to fill up that same pail from the same faucet in the tub.
Don't cheat!! Wide open quickly.
Now, is a larger inside diameter hose worth the "tremendous" difference?? The hassle of coiling up a larger hose? Or the cost?
Your RV waterlines pretty much determine the volume of water when under the same pressure.
Want to try something? First hookup a 5/8 or 3/4 Inside diameter water hose and then go inside your RV and time how long it takes to fill a five gallon pail from the faucet in the tub
Then go back out, disconnect the large hose and then screw on a 1/2" inside diameter. Go back inside and time how long it takes to fill up that same pail from the same faucet in the tub.
Don't cheat!! Wide open quickly.
Now, is a larger inside diameter hose worth the "tremendous" difference?? The hassle of coiling up a larger hose? Or the cost?
Your RV waterlines pretty much determine the volume of water when under the same pressure.
Adding to what NITEHAWK stated, a 1/2" water hose delivers approximately 6 gpm (gallons per minute) 5/8" 11gpm and 3/4" 18gpm (at 100' and 40psi). With that in mind, an Oxygenics rv shower head (and many other RV shower heads are similar for their gpm flow rates) uses only 1.8gpm, therefore even a 1/2 water hose will have plenty of capacity for a RV shower head (tub faucets flow more gpm, but for me the shower flow rate is most important to consider).
I may try a zero-g hose again, I had one that came apart at the end many years back and not only could I not repair it, I found mold inside the hose. However that was many years back, I liked the hose though for its flexibility and ease of storage. ~CA
We have switched to Zero-G Flex hoses; we use a blue 1/2" for fresh water and a 5/8" black for tank rinse.
When we purchased the 1/2" blue hose I could tell a difference in the shower but not so much other places. All I do now is fill the fresh water tank as needed and run the pump along with the fresh water and I have plenty of pressure in the shower. I just shut it off after I get out of the shower.
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2013 Newmar Dutch Star 4318 Which now Identity's as a 2015
2022 Ford F250 Lariat 4X4
Now, is a larger inside diameter hose worth the "tremendous" difference?? The hassle of coiling up a larger hose? Or the cost?
Your RV waterlines pretty much determine the volume of water when under the same pressure.
Of course, if you're using the shower, dishwasher, washing machine and flushing the toilet all at once, then the additional pressure/throughput from a larger hose may very well be worthwhile.
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Scottsdale, AZ
2020 Newmar Ventana 4369 + 2022 Chevy Blazer Towed 2016 Tiffin Open Road 36LA
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