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Comments (31)Could you list what parts you used? I was at lowes today and was looking in the pvc parts for something I could put together. A 4'' canister and caps w/ hose threads. I didn't find any thing at all like it. Lucky (or unlucky) you! I found a picture. It looks like it was taken with an old Barbie camera, so apologies for the quality. You can barely see the gray colored thread adaptor at the right side. You can see the kitty litter I used, charcoal, and Scotch brite pad I cut down to keep the filter innerds from flowing out into the hose. If you have trouble finding the thread adaptors to go from hose threads to the pipe thread, ask a clerk. I had to ask everywhere I went looking for them. It looks like I did not use any PVC pipe at all but only used pipe fittings. This experiment was from June of 2003 so I've forgotten a lot since then. If you want to get an idea of a ratio of charcoal to kitty litter (zeolite), crack open a filter from one of those water filters you put into the container in your fridge (like a Pur). I was surprised to find only a few specks of black charcoal inside. Most of it is zeolite. Still luckier YOU! I just went out and searched the archives of my garage and found the filter. Here's a modern picture. As you can see I did use 2-inch PVC pipe in the middle. This picture shows the threaded parts much better. It has to come apart somewhere to fill, or refill, with the filter medium. The gray nipple on the left side is straight pipe threads, not hose threads. The female hose fits on the male pipe threads okay (not great), but at the other end I wanted a better solution. It is a real pipe to hose connector. If I had it to do over again I would use 3-inch pipe for more filter volume and less water speed through the filter medium....See MoreGarden hose and hose end questions
Comments (6)I would get the thick brass connectors and use metal strap clamps. even with the metal strap clamps you still have to periodiclly retighten. Regardless of the type of hose they work loose. I used RTV or super glue with some sucess at the joints and on the screw threads. IMO the plastic ones arn't worth a dare....See MoreHose in Hose Recommendations
Comments (23)Julie, some of the ones shown above are not hose in hose types but rather "peony" types. SDC is typically a peony type as is Big Kiss. The dark purple one in my first photo, Double Cranberry Ruffles, is also a peony type. I love most doubles, but the hose in hose types are very elegant looking to me. Some people don't like the peony types, saying they look messy. :) Each of us has our likes and dislikes in dl's as we do everything else. Makes for a much more interesting world, doesn't it? Good luck with your dl's and congrats on your LA wins. Jan...See MoreGarden Hose Sprayer Nozzle recommendation
Comments (7)David, the girl I lived with when I was commuting to San Fran had one of "those things," and as far as I'm concerned, it was more of an Exercise Machine than it was a HOSE! It was like playing tug-of-war with a tug toy and a pit bull! I had seen them advertised and kind of thought, maybe a good idea for certain applications---and then I TRIED to use hers! OMG! When I tried to water pots and stuff, it was a constant fight against the tension, and when I wanted to slowly, deeply water the in-ground plants she had, dying in dry soil, under a garage overhang, I couldn't just turn it on a trickle and leave it lay there for a while! I had to stand there, fighting the tide, and HOLD it the whole time! You can't water slowly and deeply hand holding a hose! A couple times I found something heavy enough to kind of hold it in place for the plants closest to the spigot, but even then I had to keep looking to see if it had gone SPRONG! I'm sure glad I learned about them by trying to use hers, tho, because I had half debated with myself if I should try one myself! BUT, last spring I did finally find a good, non-kinking hose! Every year I've been buying another new hose or two---always looking for one that REALLY wouldn't kink when I was dragging it around! Even bought a real rubber one one time, Craftsman, I think it was, and it wasn't cheap! It was no better than any of the others I had! Last year Target had "kink proof" hoses on sale, and I decided to try again! After five years, SUCCESS! This thing is a Heavy Duty, NeverKink (brand) Series 2000! (I always keep the packaging long enough to find the same thing should I happen to like it!) I'm pretty good about keeping it straight when I'm pulling it around, but every now and then I'll wind up turning in circles when I'm doing something, and it will start to get twisted up if I do that enough, but I don't remember it EVER kinking yet! ALL the hoses say they're kink-proof, but with this one that seems to actually be true! I'm hoping Target, or somebody, has them again this spring so I can get another one for the front yard! The only thing I'm not wild about is that it's red, but if I'm not always trying to get it unkinked, I guess I don't really care what color it is! So, Connie, I recommend one of those to go with your new Magic Wand! Oh, and I took a couple minutes to look around the Dramm site before I x'ed out of it, and I discovered that they DO have the colored wands with the cheap plastic cutoffs, so be sure you check which kind of cutoff you're getting if you decide to get one. And I also noticed in the pictures that the "blue breakers" aren't necessarily blue anymore. Looks like the ones that come with the colored wands with the brass cutoff have a black "blue breaker" now, and the ones that come with the colored wands with the plastic cutoffs have a "matching" breaker! Except for the "special" red one with the "soft flow" ( more holes!), the other ones will all be the same as the "blue" ones, regardless of the color! Life was easier before the "improved" things! Skybird P.S. again! Since I brought up hoses, here's a Helpful Hint some of you may not have thought of for dealing with hoses! When you're "coiling" it up to put it away after using it, instead of coiling it in a "circle," do it in a figure 8! If you do that way, it'll "pull out straight" when you go to use it the next time! If you do it in a "circle," you wind up with "twists" in it when you pull it back off of "the pile!"...See More- 5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoAva thanked albert_135 39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft.
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