Another garden hose thread. This time, 3/4" only please.

[ScottsGT]

I'm needing 300' of 3/4 garden hose to provide water to my pressure washer. Everything out there seems to be a **** shoot on quality. My preference is to buy '75 footers and couple when needed. These will be stored in a shed when not in use so I need to make them manageable to roll up and hang on the wall. I'd prefer to find something local so I can just swing by the store, but reviews on hoses carried by HD, Lowe's, Tractor Supply are less than impressive.
Suggestions??

 

[Jsf721]

I have never kink hoses. I have 4 x 50 footers. I link them when I need more reach and store in garage. The only issue is on a cold day they have coil memory. Since most of my use is summertime they relax in the Heat of the day.

 

[rjacobs]

300'?

To one constant location?

Run underground HDPE to a hydrant. There are companies that can come in and pull line underground with basically zero disruption to your lawn. You might be able to rent one and DIY... Looks like its called a vibratory plow.

 

[FMB4]

I'll be following this thread. And yes, there are a lot of bad reviews on garden hoses. This is especially the case with so-called 'no-kink' types.

 

[ScottsGT]

300'?

To one constant location?

Run underground HDPE to a hydrant. There are companies that can come in and pull line underground with basically zero disruption to your lawn. You might be able to rent one and DIY... Looks like its called a vibratory plow.

I'd love to be able to do that, but the area I'm at is slam full of shale type rocks and quarts rocks the size of a football. Neighbor just had a basement dug for new construction and half the pile is nothing but chunks of shale type rocks. We are red clay and rocks. Hell, it took me 10 min of poking the dirt just to break through the top surface to put in a mailbox when we moved in.

 

[ScottsGT]

Let me throw this out for thought. The Dewalt PW says to use 3/4" hose if running over 100'. I have about 250'-300' from the hose bib to the end of my dock. This is why the need.
Now here's where I'm scratching my head because of no experience using a PW. My cpvc line feeding my hose bib is 1/2". Will using a 3/4" hose really be effective? Or do I need to tap into my main 1" feed to the house to run the PW?

 

[vwpieces]

"End of you dock...."
I have seen PW's running from storage tanks. Think of the body of water under you dock as the storage tank. Unless its Salt water.

 

[ScottsGT]

Somewhere I read you cannot "siphon' up like this. I'm about 6' above the water.

 

[vwpieces]

Was just a thought.
But a small gas powered pump might be easier to deal with than 300ft of 3/4in hose. Might even cost the same as a good hose.

 

[mike93lx]

Somewhere I read you cannot "siphon' up like this. I'm about 6' above the water.

Not siphon with the pressure washer. Using a pump between the water and PW.

The siphon on a pressure washer is for soap, not feed water.

 

[ScottsGT]

While a pump would possibly do the trick on the dock, I do plan on using it around the rest of the house as well, so I still need some quality hose.
FWIW, I just watched the HF Predator pump video. Guy cranked it up and it started dancing around a little. All I could imagine is that thing working its way off the end of the dock while I'm watching my work on the pressure washer.

 

[mcj115]

So you want to get water to the end of your dock for pressure washing? Ugh...is the water freshwater? Why are you looking at running a hose at all? do you have electric near the dock area? If it were me, I would get a sump pump with hose output...I would then get a old barrel cut in a bunch of holes cover them with loose mesh to filter out the large particles then put the sump pump in the barrel, near the shoreline where the extension cord would be safe of dry land.

Use the fresh lake/river instead of household domestic water. IF you have salt water, then ignore my comments.

 

[Bogie1632]

I'd suggest a good quality battery powered electric pump. Milwaukee has one that puts out 8 gal/min. There are others.

Some good HD hoses run close to $1 or more a foot. For close to the same cost to go 300 feet you could by a M18 portable pump for $340...pump, battery, and charger...at the big Orange store. I'd imagine carrying the pump when you need it would be better than dragging out 300 feet of hose that will have some good pressure/flow drop at that distance, regardless of feeding it off your 1" line. Heck, the pump would weigh less than 1 hose.

As for a good hose, I have a Rain Bird from the orange store. Its heavy but has been very durable. We've had it maybe 4 years, no issues...even if I forget to drain it for winter. My father daisy chains some together for his property also and they've held up well being drug around for watering. But they are heavy... Like 20 lbs if you drain them.

V/R
Bogie

 

[ScottsGT]

I've been looking for an excuse to buy the M18 transfer pump. So I'd just need the pump to a tank, then from the tank to the PW?

And yes, fresh water. Going to start looking into this idea.....

 

[ScottsGT]

As for a good hose, I have a Rain Bird from the orange store. Its heavy but has been very durable. We've had it maybe 4 years, no issues...even if I forget to drain it for winter. My father daisy chains some together for his property also and they've held up well being drug around for watering. But they are heavy... Like 20 lbs if you drain them.

V/R
Bogie

OK, Forget pumps, transfer tanks, etc. Starting reading and from what I can tell, I would need a transfer pump and a pressure pump from the tank to the PW.
I did a search for Rain Bird hose and got a pleasant surprise (other than no one having it in stock anywhere I guess due to fall coming soon)
But Rain Bird is having a fall clearance sale and I got a coupon code for 40% off at the Rain Bird Store online. I just ordered 300' for about half or less than what I was going to spend on the Continental/GoodYear hose since I was leaning that way.
Going to post this in hot deals section.

 

[FredWanaker]

OK, Forget pumps, transfer tanks, etc. Starting reading and from what I can tell, I would need a transfer pump and a pressure pump from the tank to the PW.
I did a search for Rain Bird hose and got a pleasant surprise (other than no one having it in stock anywhere I guess due to fall coming soon)
But Rain Bird is having a fall clearance sale and I got a coupon code for 40% off at the Rain Bird Store online. I just ordered 300' for about half or less than what I was going to spend on the Continental/GoodYear hose since I was leaning that way.
Going to post this in hot deals section.

"was going to spend on the Continental/GoodYear hose"

we have some rubber hose from them. It lasts me about 10 - 12 seasons. Doesn't kink too bad and 3/4" is lots of pressure. Lowes uses to carry it but all they had last time we looked was Craftsman although it might be the same I dunno. We bought it and it is three or four years old now with no deterioration. In the sun most of the day. Black. Older one out back is a faded red. Close to 15 years old.

 

[HenryAZ]

We've always used Goodyear rubber hoses (now Continental) here in AZ, and they lay out in the hot AZ sun for 10 years without fail, except for discoloring (fading) a bit. Zoro sells them. Here's a link to Continental 3/4" 75ft hoses at Zoro, with free shipping. Make sure to stay away from any hoses with aluminum fittings, as they are becoming more prevalent.

 

[e015475]

I was buying some hydraulic fittings at a hose shop in Mesa AZ that also sells hose for trash pumps and hydrants (I think) and they'e made up some 3/4" fifty footers for their industrial customers with beefy brass fittings and had them sitting on the floor.

Kinda pricey at $75 but it has been the best hose I've ever owned for 3-4 years now. I've had the Goodyears for ten or twelve years before, but they always start leaking at the fittings and eventually the sun deteriorates them to the point where they're prone to kinking, especially when they're cold. I'd bought them at HD and they were kind of pissy about honoring Goodyears 'lifetime' warranty after Goodyear didn't make them anymore.

I agree on the aluminum fittings - get the brass ones with a hex you can tighten with a wrench

 

[nadogail]

When the company I was made working for several years ago needed an “INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH HOSE” they found what they wanted at WW GRAINGER.

 

[Showkey]

Instead of 300’ of garden hose:
300’ of 1” poly buried 1”-12“ deep. ( Yes, understand the OP aground and rock issues.)
Flex disconnect on supply end……..conventional hose bib or hydrant on the other end. Blow out or gravity drain system in winter if freezing temp occur.

 

[73fxe]

Menards offers a 75'x 3/4" hose for $40. Buy 4 but make sure You don't leave them out all year long.

 

[Regnar]

Maybe its just me but I hate dragging the pressure washer and hoses around and I really hate listening to the thing. If it was me I would buy 300ft of pressure washer hose and if you really wanted to get crazy you could buy a hose reel for it. This way setup isnt a chore every time you go to use it. I promise when its easy to use you will use it more often. I have a little electric pressure washer that's mounted to the wall with 100ft of hose and notice no difference in pressure or volume. What's nice is I leave it hooked up all the time. I open the spigot, flip a switch and start blasting away. When I am done a reel up the hose and turn everything off.