Flat hoses (again)

[TDub49]

Afternoon All. I'm not a fan of flat hoses in cassettes. They never seem to work properly - they kink out of sheer spite when in use and then refuse to fit back into the cassette just to add to your rage.

At least I wasn't a fan until I saw this version in use - it does actually appear to do what it says on the box. The trick is that it stays flat - not like the blue ones that inflate and stop co-operating.

Not cheap and not sure it's food grade but I thought I'd share it anyway.

 

[carolyn]

It looks just like our Brenner hose which is blue and works very well, doesn’t swell up and goes back on the reel no problem

 

[PP Bear]

I use the blue one and bin the reel

 

[Wombles]

Have tried many - our latest here https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/foru...is-this-a-good-buy.317855/page-2#post-6533551

 

[KASPAR]

2nd the Brunner. We bought a cheaper version at the NEC last October, used it few times and got fed up with it. Bought the Brunner from here https://camperhappy.co.uk/product/r...KZKRDG9sJf07N69pVHzpTlnHTCNQOK6eBoxjAUeNOifWf and used it for the 1st time at the weekend, jobs a good un

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[CAB96]

Looks identical to the food grade green one we've recently bought.

I would imagine it is.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18667933...pid=5339023013&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

 

[Jev88]

Good quality expanding hose has been beat for us and a plastic tub to store it Iin.
Didn't get on with the roll up hose as has to be fully unwound even if you only need 6 feet.

 

[Orion]

Didn't get on with the roll up hose as has to be fully unwound even if you only need 6 feet.

Not the one in the OP, it can be used with any amount left on the reel.

 

[funflair]

I use the blue one and bin the reel

Likewise off the reel and store in a bucket, and I cut the blue hose to have two shorter sections that can be joined, always unkinks itself when the water pressure hits it and drains nicely as it goes back flat.

 

[funflair]

Not the one in the OP, it can be used with any amount left on the reel.

How does/can that work when the hose is flat so basically closed ?

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[PP Bear]

How does/can that work when the hose is flat so basically closed ?

 

[Minxy]

How does/can that work when the hose is flat so basically closed ?

They aren't pancake flat, just flatter than a normal hose, inside are 3 small pipes which the water goes through which don't flatten so no restriction when the hose is on the reel unlike a standard flat hose which is just a single pipe that gets squished flat hence needing to be unrolled fully.

The only downside with the 3 pipe ones and expanding type, is that they do restrict the flow compared to a standard round hose so we've stuck with a good quality anti-kink garden hose.