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    Which hose pipes to avoid

    I read on a few comments on YouTube a while ago about certain hose pipes to stay away from when carrying out water changes on ponds. Any info on this would be appreciated. From what I remember it was something to do with sitting water and the hose leaving traces of something in the water.... very vague but that all I remember. Cheers guys


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    Think manky commented on this before mate and as for the contact time I think he said run for a couple minutes to flash any standing water then all was good?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Think manky commented on this before mate and as for the contact time I think he said run for a couple minutes to flash any standing water then all was good?

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    Is it on he’s website you no mate ? So you can just run for a while to flush ... cheers mate


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    Don't think it's on his site just remember a thread where some one had asked the same question sure manky will be along soon or some one else with a better brain that me haha. Sure that's what was said tho

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    Search the site for “hose pipe”
    It’ll come up, I can’t work out how to post links from Tapatalk but it’s labelled something like “advice about which hose to use”.
    Has Frim and Feline discussing MDPE etc.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bigcarpchaser View Post
    Search the site for “hose pipe”
    It’ll come up, I can’t work out how to post links from Tapatalk but it’s labelled something like “advice about which hose to use”.
    Has Frim and Feline discussing MDPE etc.


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    Cheers mate, do you mean search that within tapatalk?


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    That’s what I did but I’m sure a standard forum search will reveal the same results. FWIW i searched in posts as opposed to titles.


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    in an ideal world i'd have an mdpe connection to my filter room.
    but ended up using a hose as a short term measure, connected to my RO filter for pond top ups and water changes.

    and even though RO would filter out most of the toxins from a standard green/yellow garden hose, (that can contain phthalate, heavy metals like lead, and other chemical toxins.)
    it's a hozelock 'ultra max' hose that is multi layered and free from phthalate and toxic contaminants due to the inner core liner.

    https://www.hozelock.com/product/ultramax-hose/
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigcarpchaser View Post
    That’s what I did but I’m sure a standard forum search will reveal the same results. FWIW i searched in posts as opposed to titles.


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    Cheers mate I did find a page but didn’t really mention what pipes to go for or stay way from unless I’m on the wrong page haha! Never mind looks like daves listed one below. Cheers mate!


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    Quote Originally Posted by davethefish1 View Post
    in an ideal world i'd have an mdpe connection to my filer room.
    but ended up using a hose as a short term measure, connected to my RO filter for pond top ups and water changes.

    and even though RO would filter out most of the toxins from a standard green/yellow garden hose, (that can contain phthalate, heavy metals like lead, and other chemical toxins.)
    it's a hozelock 'ultra max' hose that is multi layered and free from phthalate and toxic contaminants due to the inner core liner.
    Nice one Dave cheers mate nicely explained il look into one of these! Just narrows down less problems that could arise. Cheers mate !


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