Comments on: Is Your Garden Hose Safe?? http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/04/is-your-garden-hose-safe/ Our Family's Journey To Self Sufficiency Mon, 21 May 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nikki http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/04/is-your-garden-hose-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-87360 Nikki Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:50:37 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=1172#comment-87360 A lead free garden hose is so important, especially for children. Don't forget about the water going into the hose that most likely contains chlorine and other harmful chemicals. We use the Clean Water Fun garden hose filter (www.CleanWaterFun.com) for our children, pets, and garden. A lead free garden hose is so important, especially for children. Don’t forget about the water going into the hose that most likely contains chlorine and other harmful chemicals. We use the Clean Water Fun garden hose filter (www.CleanWaterFun.com) for our children, pets, and garden.

]]> By: Keren http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/04/is-your-garden-hose-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Keren Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:41:13 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=1172#comment-1183 We set up a pool in our dining room (yep, cause our bathtub doesn't drain) for our home birth. We added the hot water to it using a garden hose by connecting the hose to our washing machine hook up. I was so thankful that our midwife warned us about getting a lead free hose. We were able to pick up one at Wal*Mart for less than $15. We also saw them at Sears. However, I do remember that the "cheapest one" did have lead in it. Thankfully, this is the hose we now use in our garden and for filling up the kiddie pool. :) We set up a pool in our dining room (yep, cause our bathtub doesn’t drain) for our home birth. We added the hot water to it using a garden hose by connecting the hose to our washing machine hook up. I was so thankful that our midwife warned us about getting a lead free hose. We were able to pick up one at Wal*Mart for less than $15. We also saw them at Sears. However, I do remember that the “cheapest one” did have lead in it. Thankfully, this is the hose we now use in our garden and for filling up the kiddie pool. :)

]]> By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/04/is-your-garden-hose-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 Kendra at New Life On A Homestead Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:30:24 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=1172#comment-1168 AnyG, It would be interesting to find out... We get the cheapest ones too, so I'm afraid we'll be replacing them. AnyG,

It would be interesting to find out… We get the cheapest ones too, so I’m afraid we’ll be replacing them.

]]> By: AmyG http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/04/is-your-garden-hose-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 AmyG Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:03:17 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=1172#comment-1167 Wow, I never would've thought my hose could be dangerous! Seriously?? We use just the cheapest one, so I'm sure that's the most dangerous. *sigh* We'll have to check into it. Thanks for bringing this to our attention! Oh & I just had a thought... we use a hose to fill the fish tank. I wonder if this is why we haven't been able to keep fish alive, in there?? Hmmm.... Wow, I never would’ve thought my hose could be dangerous! Seriously?? We use just the cheapest one, so I’m sure that’s the most dangerous. *sigh* We’ll have to check into it.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

Oh & I just had a thought… we use a hose to fill the fish tank. I wonder if this is why we haven’t been able to keep fish alive, in there?? Hmmm….

]]> By: LisaAlso http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/04/is-your-garden-hose-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 LisaAlso Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:04:51 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=1172#comment-1162 Oh cr*p! Now my garden hose my be dangerous?? Isn't it enough (as I have recently learned) that we shrink 1/16th of an inch in height for every year after 30?? Now I'm going to be short and have been pouring lead water on my garden. I need chocolate!!! That's still safe, isn't it? Oh cr*p! Now my garden hose my be dangerous?? Isn’t it enough (as I have recently learned) that we shrink 1/16th of an inch in height for every year after 30?? Now I’m going to be short and have been pouring lead water on my garden. I need chocolate!!! That’s still safe, isn’t it?

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