tower@inmet.UUCP (06/21/83)
#N:inmet:13500001:000:157 inmet!tower Jun 20 06:55:00 1983 The old vinyl hoses we got with our house are cracking and leaking. Any suggestions on brands/constructions to look for. thanx - len tower ima!inmet!tower
heliotis@rochester.UUCP (06/23/83)
When we first bought our house four years ago, I went out to buy some rather good (but not top-of-the-line) VINYL garden hoses. They are still doing just fine. I have decided that a small amount of preventive care can make a mediocre hose last a long time. I try to keep it neatly wound up when I'm not using it (which is not trivial to do because winding up a hose tends to twist it). Also, in the winter (I live in the eastern Great Lakes area), I try to put the hoses in the basement when I am not using them, but they have been left out to freeze with water in them a few times in late fall and early spring. As a point of information, my hoses seem to have a transparent layer on the outside through which one can see some kind of criss-cross pattern for reinforcement. In summary, I do NOT believe that rubber is the only answer. Jim Heliotis heliotis@Rochester allegra!rochester!heliotis seismo!rochester!heliotis
jrf@hp-pcd.UUCP (06/24/83)
#R:inmet:13500001:hp-pcd:20200001:000:199 hp-pcd!jrf Jun 23 12:06:00 1983 Try John Deere garden hoses. Their top-of-the line is the best I've found (I'vebeen growing commercially since 1973). They cost more than others, but are merely expensive, not overpriced. jrf