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Potable Water Hoses

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Tobolo

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Does anyone know if any chain/type of store that sells potable water hoses? I need some pretty quick and have struck out with every place I have checked.

I am on the south-side of Atlanta if anyone knows a local store.

Thanks for your help!

Edit: I've checked Home Depot, Lowes, and ACE hardware. All of them have some on there website, not in store.
 
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LookBehindYou said:
Sorry I can't help but am curious as to why a regular garden hose wont work.
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Regular hose may introduce toxins to drinking water.

OP...any of those big boxes should have these hoses (at least here they do), did you ask around your just looked yourself? They are usually with the kitchen sinks instead of in the garden centers.
 
alkemyst said:
Regular hose may introduce toxins to drinking water.

OP...any of those big boxes should have these hoses (at least here they do), did you ask around your just looked yourself? They are usually with the kitchen sinks instead of in the garden centers.
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Hmmm...this may explain some "irregularities" with me...
 
Tobolo said:
Does anyone know if any chain/type of store that sells potable water hoses? I need some pretty quick and have struck out with every place I have checked.

I am on the south-side of Atlanta if anyone knows a local store.

Thanks for your help!

Edit: I've checked Home Depot, Lowes, and ACE hardware. All of them have some on there website, not in store.
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Just buy some Pex.

Exactly what are you trying to accomplish?
 
a boat/rv store will have them. They are usually white. Someplace like boaters world, West Marine, American RV center, etc... also, home depot sometiems has an RV spot where they sell them, along with other RV hardware like sewer hoses and the little door knobs and stuff.
 
I was able to find some camping hose and a local store.

We are having an event at work where we will be serving lunch and the location is not near any buildings.

Apparently, they use lead in regular garden hoses and these are lead free.
 
Tobolo said:
I was able to find some camping hose and a local store.

We are having an event at work where we will be serving lunch and the location is not near any buildings.

Apparently, they use lead in regular garden hoses and these are lead free.
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bottled water???
 
PottedMeat said:
yeah why not one of those rubbermaid water cooler things they have at sports events/ construction sites?
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We have 2000 bottles to pass out to people during the tour, as well as 9 water coolers (one at each stop) to refill bottles if they so choose. The caterer is serving iced water as well as tea and lemonade, so they need potable water to make the stuff with that morning as well to cook with.
 
Tobolo said:
We have 2000 bottles to pass out to people during the tour, as well as 9 water coolers (one at each stop) to refill bottles if they so choose. The caterer is serving iced water as well as tea and lemonade, so they need potable water to make the stuff with that morning as well to cook with.
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I think you just blew everyone's mind that simply suggested 'bottled water' 🙂
 
When I was a kid we used to always drink from a garden hose, I'm still alive... String some garden hose from the nearest building/water source with a spray gun at one end, and people can either drink straight out of that or just spray into a glass (at low pressure obviously). Should probably have a spot to spray the accumulated hot water out as if it sits long it will get hot.
 
Hoses are often made from PVC whichs leeches lead and other nasty crap into the water. PVC is really horrible stuff from an environmental perspective. Shame it's so useful...
 
Red Squirrel said:
When I was a kid we used to always drink from a garden hose, I'm still alive... String some garden hose from the nearest building/water source with a spray gun at one end, and people can either drink straight out of that or just spray into a glass (at low pressure obviously). Should probably have a spot to spray the accumulated hot water out as if it sits long it will get hot.
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People still do, like they still smoke when in the past they thought it may even be good for you.
 
I'm surprised the caterer left it up to you to supply the hose. It's their butts on the line should anyone get sick and most folks don't know much about potable vs non-potable grade materials or how to maintain a potable connection.
 
iRONic said:
Just buy some Pex.

Exactly what are you trying to accomplish?
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amdskip said:
Second the pex suggestion.
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Do I have veto power on this one? Pex shouldn't be used in installations where it's exposed to sunlight. I really doubt much is going to leach into the garden hoses if you aren't leaving water in them for hours. Run them for a few minutes to flush them, then use the water from them. If they sit unused for 20 minutes, then flush again, long enough that you don't use the water that was sitting in the hose. Or, get the potable hoses.
 
IronWing said:
I'm surprised the caterer left it up to you to supply the hose. It's their butts on the line should anyone get sick and most folks don't know much about potable vs non-potable grade materials or how to maintain a potable connection.
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Many caterers require the facility / event set up.
 
Tobolo said:
We have 2000 bottles to pass out to people during the tour, as well as 9 water coolers (one at each stop) to refill bottles if they so choose. The caterer is serving iced water as well as tea and lemonade, so they need potable water to make the stuff with that morning as well to cook with.
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You might have included that info in the OP...
DrPizza said:
Do I have veto power on this one? Pex shouldn't be used in installations where it's exposed to sunlight. I really doubt much is going to leach into the garden hoses if you aren't leaving water in them for hours. Run them for a few minutes to flush them, then use the water from them. If they sit unused for 20 minutes, then flush again, long enough that you don't use the water that was sitting in the hose. Or, get the potable hoses.
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Knowing the exact need now, I'd get the RV hoses too.
 
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