I was shopping yesterday and went crazy myself! Not only that, there was SO MANY people shopping at big stores, while we were supposed to "stay-at-home". Yes, I hopped from Walmart-Menards-HomeDepot (just looking for garden hose).
Since I need to buy a new hose (and hose reel), so I just thought to try do it right this time... In my mind, I was looking for 3/4" hose (more water? better pressure?). Now, while beating myself up, I was looking at the advertisements, such "kink-free" and "crush-proof" and all kinds of other "buy me because I got this". Even my wife texted me concerning about why I was out so long! Then, at last store (Home Depot), I finally had the (100ft) 3/4" hose in my cart (yes, I was wearing Milwaukee dipped gloves and sanitized the cart handles). And picked the cheapest (all plastic) hose reel. Then start thinking... the reel (including the 3' reel leading hose) and the outside faucet are already 5/8" (or might even be smaller). Correct me here... because of that, buying the 3/4" hose wouldn't make a difference than buying 5/8" hose?
I have well water for outside, I know the pipes are 3/4" all the way to the faucet, then some bottleneck from there. FWIW, I end up bought the 150ft "medium duty" 5/8" ordinary hose. It's hasn't be used yet, so can return it if we talked about something in here... If you had to ask, no, it's not for drinking water, and it's for washing cars, water grass-dead spots, running water in the lawn mower housing, and things like that. Actually, I was thinking of making a "sink" for outside (for washing paint equipment, drywall mud, etc). Man, a hose is a hose LOL.
Since I need to buy a new hose (and hose reel), so I just thought to try do it right this time... In my mind, I was looking for 3/4" hose (more water? better pressure?). Now, while beating myself up, I was looking at the advertisements, such "kink-free" and "crush-proof" and all kinds of other "buy me because I got this". Even my wife texted me concerning about why I was out so long! Then, at last store (Home Depot), I finally had the (100ft) 3/4" hose in my cart (yes, I was wearing Milwaukee dipped gloves and sanitized the cart handles). And picked the cheapest (all plastic) hose reel. Then start thinking... the reel (including the 3' reel leading hose) and the outside faucet are already 5/8" (or might even be smaller). Correct me here... because of that, buying the 3/4" hose wouldn't make a difference than buying 5/8" hose?
I have well water for outside, I know the pipes are 3/4" all the way to the faucet, then some bottleneck from there. FWIW, I end up bought the 150ft "medium duty" 5/8" ordinary hose. It's hasn't be used yet, so can return it if we talked about something in here... If you had to ask, no, it's not for drinking water, and it's for washing cars, water grass-dead spots, running water in the lawn mower housing, and things like that. Actually, I was thinking of making a "sink" for outside (for washing paint equipment, drywall mud, etc). Man, a hose is a hose LOL.
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