Comments on: Garden Hose Dangers and Recommendations

By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:37:53 +0000

When I had to replace one of my hoses, I discovered that, as Robert mentioned, most garden hoses have anti-fungal chemicals embedded in the material – eek! So I went looking for a rubber hose. I found an all rubber hose at Sears… black. When I handle the hose, black comes off on my hands, so I am not very confident that it does not end up in the water that comes out of it – but I don’t know what that means… I do know that PVC not only off-gasses toxic chemicals but that lots of bad stuff is emitted during the making of it and destroying of it. Anything to avoid the production of more plastic or PVC.

By: robert

robert — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:22:00 +0000

I had no idea about the lead. I’m a homebrewer and we only use potable water RV hose (generally white with a blue stripe along it) to make our beer. I’ve also read that there is anti fungal chemicals in a typical garden hose too that are not good for you.

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News and Events – 12 August 2009 « L.A. Creek Freak — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:22:15 +0000

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By: Barbara Clowers

Barbara Clowers — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:26:54 +0000

I have to disagree about children drinking out of water hoses. I remember doing it as a kid and even a few times as an adult but in the last 20 years the onslaught of water bottles and bottled water has changed our culture. We have been taught to “hydrate, hydrate!!” and we carry water bottles with us at all times. We’ve even taught our dog to drink from our water bottles. That said, I bought a hose from Costco a few years ago and it was clearly labeled ‘not for drinking water’. I returned it, not because I planned to drink from it but because I figured the water that ran through it would go on my yard and my garden and it seemed imprudent to introduce unsafe chemicals into my environment.

By: Water Harvest Online

Water Harvest Online — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:21:12 +0000

Great post. The hose is something that most people don’t even think about when taking a drink.. lead in a hose, who would have thought? I can’t recall the number of times I drank from the hose as a kid… What is really disturbing is that lead has been a known contaminant for a long time, and every hose manufacturer knows that children drink out of the hose frequently, yet they are still including lead…