https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:03:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2184849 Wed, 20 May 2015 18:32:23 +0000 Reese 2184849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Looks like a cheap hose with a ton of great reviews- I would buy it for that reason alone :) We have a 100ft. Does the same one come in double the size? Moving it around would be annoying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2184791 Wed, 20 May 2015 17:07:38 +0000 Greentea 2184791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: there is seriously nothing weird about getting a quality hose. I have known about this for a long time... I thought it was pretty common knowledge, but whatevs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2184013 Wed, 20 May 2015 03:13:53 +0000 sorrycharlie 2184013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: That's a good point! We do get a ton of snow, or at the very least freezing weather - we had winter weather into April this year. Ugh. I haven't even checked where the spigots are located - they very well could be in the sun all day. </p> <p>Something else I was thinking, is whether or not 50' is even long enough, haha. I would probably need one for front and back unless I wanted to unhook it and drag it back and forth every time?</p> <p>Such a novice at this. It's embarrassing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183956 Tue, 19 May 2015 22:46:51 +0000 birdofafeather 2183956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: i get your reasoning behind it, so i don't think it's crazy, but will that kind of hose hold up to the elements? i'm thinking of FIL's hose similar to that for his toy hauler and i don't think it would last against the rain and sun? and you get a lot of snow, so at that point, you'd probably unplug the thing and store it, right? so my concern would be having to buy a new one more often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183772 Tue, 19 May 2015 19:12:55 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2183772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just have a regular hose. I've never heard of a special hose for drinking out of! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183735 Tue, 19 May 2015 18:34:17 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2183735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never heard of this before today! I never would have considered drinking out of a hose unsafe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183726 Tue, 19 May 2015 18:29:35 +0000 Bao 2183726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This hose is more affordable than the basic one we bought so I say go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183714 Tue, 19 May 2015 18:17:24 +0000 sorrycharlie 2183714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I see I've made GOMI. Eye roll. Anyway, point made. But this was my question -</p> <p>we just bought a house.<br /> we need to buy a hose.<br /> why not buy a hose that's made with parts that are safe, if possible. has anyone else done this.</p> <p>the end! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183708 Tue, 19 May 2015 18:11:43 +0000 sorrycharlie 2183708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just found this article quick googling, but there are tons..just because I feel like everyone thinks I'm making this up. :) </p> <p><a href="http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/sipping-from-the-garden-hose-think-again/?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/sipping-from-the-garden-hose-think-again/?_r=0</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183691 Tue, 19 May 2015 17:47:45 +0000 MsMini 2183691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use a regular hose as well. I wouldn't go out of my way or pay more for a drinking water hose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183622 Tue, 19 May 2015 16:19:44 +0000 autumnlove 2183622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use a regular hose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183553 Tue, 19 May 2015 15:19:12 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2183553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My girls drink from our regular garden hose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183529 Tue, 19 May 2015 15:12:54 +0000 mediagirl 2183529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know drinking from a hose was a hazard? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183465 Tue, 19 May 2015 14:44:57 +0000 birdofafeather 2183465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I have always used a regular hose and my concern would be about the longevity of a hose that's not really meant to sit outside like that in the elements like a regular garden hose is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183387 Tue, 19 May 2015 14:05:06 +0000 regberadaisy 2183387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I just bought a new hose from Lowes that's more expensive because it has tons of good reviews. ;) After 10 years of buying the cheap hose and constantly replacing it? We're over it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183383 Tue, 19 May 2015 14:03:31 +0000 MrsBrewer 2183383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just have a plain regular hose that I let our dogs drink out of! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183381 Tue, 19 May 2015 14:01:56 +0000 littlebug 2183381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Yeah, I totally thought you meant you'd keep a separate hose for the kids to drink out of. Like, you're washing the car, the kids want a drink, so you quick switch out the hose. I was like, woah, so not worth the money or the effort! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183378 Tue, 19 May 2015 13:59:13 +0000 sorrycharlie 2183378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jess1483: Oh gosh no. I hope people didn't think I meant specifically to go outside and drink from lol! I meant more since we need one and it'll be used for grass and garden as well as filling pool, sprinkler, dog etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183374 Tue, 19 May 2015 13:55:36 +0000 Mamaof2 2183374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I would buy just cuz its so pretty!! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183372 Tue, 19 May 2015 13:52:37 +0000 Jess1483 2183372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: if you have to get one anyway, it makes sense. But I definitely wouldn't buy it as a designated hose for drinking from (or whatever). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183353 Tue, 19 May 2015 13:45:12 +0000 sorrycharlie 2183353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It seems like the same cost as a standard hose, and we are starting from scratch and need to buy one anyway.. So I don't think it's that crazy :P It's not like it's a $100 hose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183331 Tue, 19 May 2015 13:31:11 +0000 Jess1483 2183331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually think of myself as pretty cautious about such things, and I think this is a crazy gimmick. We just use a regular hose. That we store on the ground in the gross. Oh well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183329 Tue, 19 May 2015 13:28:14 +0000 littlebug 2183329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up drinking water out of the hose and I'm fine. It's not like that's their sole source of drinking water. I wouldn't waste the money. But I'm pretty lax about stuff like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183270 Tue, 19 May 2015 12:57:46 +0000 sarac 2183270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is hilarious! We just use the normal hose for drinking. It worked for our grandparents just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183252 Tue, 19 May 2015 12:50:14 +0000 ShootingStar 2183252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: If you always turn your spigot off when you're done, then you won't have that issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183250 Tue, 19 May 2015 12:49:21 +0000 sorrycharlie 2183250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: I've mainly heard that sitting in the sun, a hose heats up and stuff leaches out of the material into the water - not so much lead in the pipes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183227 Tue, 19 May 2015 12:41:21 +0000 ShootingStar 2183227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use just a regular hose. He may ingest a little water, but it's not a big deal It's not like the hose has a filter on it. So if your pipes have lead, this isn't going to do anything for you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183218 Tue, 19 May 2015 12:33:31 +0000 Smurfette 2183218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: me too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183217 Tue, 19 May 2015 12:33:05 +0000 jetsa 2183217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regular hose. Isn't that one typically for a camper? I didn't know it was a thing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-water-hose#post-2183208 Tue, 19 May 2015 12:28:11 +0000 Cole 2183208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I have to say you reminded me to order another test kit! I tested the house after we moved in but it had been freshly repainted, now it's chipping and we have a crawling baby! </p>