2 questions- 1) what are the fittings made of? If brass fittings, then lead will still leach in. 2) is this the standard garden fitting size (5/8")?
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1. Solid brass octagon female & male coupling. 2. This is an FDA approved drinking water hose.3. Does not tend to kink and reduce water pressure. 4. Water does not taste like vinyl.
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1. Teknor claims it's lead free. 2. They sell two versions - one 1/2" fitting, the other 5/8" fitting.With that said I was very disappointed with the quality of the hose. I had much better luck with Dramm products.
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1. Teknor claims it's lead free. 2. They sell two versions - one 1/2" fitting, the other 5/8" fitting. With that said I was very disappointed with the quality of the hose. I had much better luck with Dramm products.
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Home Depot has threaded pipes of metal. Those are expensive but worth it. These come in threaded of standard length I think 36 and 48 inches. They fit perfectly with the clamp. Go for metal so that there is no bend in the middle. I was hoping to save money with plastic but that was not working. Thanks and hope you found it helpful.
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This question brought up the same concern for me as an owner. I looked at the sprite web site, and could not find anything. I looked up some rules about use of lead in water supply. In California, where Sprite is located, there are rule against using lead in anything that gets wet from the supply side of water. Then I called Sprite this morning and asked them. The person who answered the phone told me the brass used to make this unit is lead free. Hope this helps.
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I put these on a standard outdoor hose bib that I use for my garden hose. This is a great assembly, no leaks, easy to assemble. Working great. I have used three altogether.Sorry, don't know the measurement, I believe it's 3/4".
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You will need to use a lead in hose in most cases. What size are your current hoses?
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4 1/2 " I'm estimating. Its worth every penny, Just make sure you clean it out and learn how to adjust the flow rate. I didn't the first time andI had a huge puddle of cooled lead lol. Buy it you won't be disappointed
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The fittings are 1" male NPT, stainless steel. They are easily adapted to normal plumbing with a female adapter for your paticular plumbing, PVC, Galvanized, Copper or Plastic.
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The holes are pin sized. The end to attatch the hose is very short. You could probably bury it, but no more than 3 inches down. Get an extender or longer attachment for the hose part. Otherwise you wont be able to attach it. Also, the blue regulation piece falls out easy so be wary of this. You wont need the extender change out if you plan on burying the hose. I have done this in my other garden and it works great. Hope this helps out.
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The ones I got were brass and had renewable (you could take them apart) ends. Inevitably, you'll get a hole somewhere. If it's close to the end, open the fitting (takes a large hex wrench or a big screwdriver inside, and a grabber-type tool for the outside), remove the stub, clip off the leaky end and remake. I will say that BOTH the 25 and 50 foot models, despite being inside all but a couple inch slot (they're deck mounted on a boat) in the 4" pipe they're stored in, developed multiple pinhole leaks in a couple of years along the exposed portion. So, these hoses aren't very UV robust. Keep them in the shade. Also resist the temptation to just let go of them when you've finished stretching it. They stow very neatly, if you'll just take a moment to restore the curl, even if you don't have some sort of dedicated storage device for it. Otherwise you'll have a major tangle, and an easy time of developing a kink (no water!) the next time.
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The fittings will come off but as Josh Welch said in his comment, The fittings are made of a hard plastic. Not metal.
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Doesn't Healthy Stuff testing show the lead content? Don't you think they should? I do not know what the lead content is, but I bought this hose (2 of them actually) as the description states "Commercial grade machined brass fittings are specially plated to prevent lead from leaching into the water. A truly drinking water safe product." It is a tough choice: plastic fittings, which have no lead, but may break easily, or brass fittings, with lead, which are more durable. I honestly don't know what the best answer is, and no, I do not have a better answer to your question. I wish I did. Doesn't Healthy Stuff testing show the lead content? Don't you think they should? I do not know what the lead content is, but I bought this hose (2 of them actually) as the description states "Commercial grade machined brass fittings are specially plated to prevent lead from leaching into the water. A truly drinking water safe product." It is a tough choice: plastic fittings, which have no lead, but may break easily, or brass fittings, with lead, which are more durable. I honestly don't know what the best answer is, and no, I do not have a better answer to your question. I wish I... » Read More Doesn't Healthy Stuff testing show the lead content? Don't you think they should? I do not know what the lead content is, but I bought this hose (2 of them actually) as the description states "Commercial grade machined brass fittings are specially plated to prevent lead from leaching into the water. A truly drinking water safe product." It is a tough choice: plastic fittings, which have no lead, but may break easily, or brass fittings, with lead, which are more durable. I honestly don't know what the best answer is, and no, I do not have a better answer to your question. I wish I did. « Show Less
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I think the shorter lead would be best I think it's 4 feet long. If you're asking about thickness, then this would be good. It's a very strong lead. I use it with my 50th pit.
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Circle ware is sold in so many stores like Kohls and JCPenny, I do not think it contains lead, as far as the spigot goes it is a chrome colored plastic and not the best spigot. The glass is not very thick but I have been using mine to brew Kambucha and its fine. I dont use the lid but they are thin metal. You could probably find a replacement spigot but mine are still working .
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As far as I know brass doesn't have lead in it. I've had and used mine for a while with no problems.
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Hi, I did some research on this hose today and found out that you can go to www.healthystuff.org and they do have a Gilmore Weeper Hose 1/2 inch by 50ft. listed on there and it was dated April 2012 and according to their test they did find 224 PPM (Parts Per Million) of lead in this hose. This is something that I would not have known without you questioning about lead in this hose. I bought mine in July 2012. But it also said that the 25' Flat Soaker Hose by Gilmore tested April 2012 was lead free. Water Weeper Hose (1/2 in. x 50 ft.) Gilmour Product Data Product Name: Water Weeper Hose (1/2 in. x 50 ft.) Manufacturer: Gilmour Distributor: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation Manufacture Year: 2012 Place of Manufacture: China Manufacturer Code: 034411604588 Test Date/Location: 2012-04-16/MI Product Group: Home Improvement Product Type: Garden Hose Test Method: XRF View Full Report: New Study Finds Lead, Cadmium, BPA, Phthalates & Hazardous Flame Retardants in Gardening Products Product RatingKey: HIGHMEDLOWHIGHOverall LevelHIGHLeadNONEChlorineNONECadmiumNONEArsenicNONEMercuryLOWBromineNONETin Other chemicals detected: Chromium IMPORTANT NOTE: HealthyStuff.org ratings do not provide a measure of health risk or chemical exposure associated with any individual product, or any individual element or related chemical. Follow this link to read more. Components Tested Component Lead Chlorine Cadmium Arsenic Mercury Bromine Tin Hose 224 0 0 0 0 162 0 Metal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Plastic 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Note: The above results are in parts per million (PPM) of a given chemical. View Complete Chemical Results
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HUH? You going to drink out of it? No clue if it has lead in it or not But I don't run hot water through it so I am not worried about lead leaching out into the water I put on my flowers.
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I apologize, I can't answer that question for you. I believe you would need to ask a plumber. It is very durable, solid brass with low lead content.