Aldi hose reel

thegibsons
thegibsons Forum Participant Posts: 39
edited July 2018 in Tips for making Caravanning & Touring Cheaper #1

For all you people who connect to a water  supply via a hose reel and water hog with stop cock, aldi  are selling a mini hose reel for £8, bought one its very light weight 10 mtrs long and comes with all required connectors , well chuffed

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  • onepjg
    onepjg Forum Participant Posts: 282
    edited July 2018 #2

    Is it food grade ?

  • SteveL
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    edited July 2018 #3

    The only mini hose reel I could find on their web site was £8.99 and not food grade.

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  • SteveL
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    edited July 2018 #5

    I would not think it as important if just using to fill your tank. As you say the problem arises when it is left connected. When we started with a service pitch several years ago, I just used a length of green garden hose. When this had been in the sun all day it gave a lovely plastic taste to the tea. I could even taste it through my coffee.😂 I suppose if you are not using it for making drinks / cooking it might not be an issue, unless there are other concerns regarding its use?

  • DSB
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    edited July 2018 #6

    We've recently moved over to hoses that are flat when you store them (food grade quality).  We bought 3 lengths of 5 metres so that we could connect as many or as few as we need according to the site.  Much easier to store, but probably not the cheapest option.

    David

  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited July 2018 #7

    I would only ever use a food quality hose, They are expensive I know but they are essential to avoid water contamination. Garden hoses are not "Food Quality". 

    K smile 

  • onepjg
    onepjg Forum Participant Posts: 282
    edited July 2018 #8

    +1

     

  • viatorem
    viatorem Forum Participant Posts: 645
    edited July 2018 #9

    We always use a water bottle for kettle or drinking as van pipework contains all sorts of gunge despite sterilisation. If you are away for a prolonged stay check the outside of your pump feed pipe it will feel slimy, any growth of bacteria or algae loves to stick to plastic pipework.  

    So the Aldi pipe would work for us.

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