• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    20 hours ago

    Like the commenter above said … having that water sit stale in about 50 feet of hose for about a week or two or longer and depending on where it was placed, being heated by the sun and cooled every night.

    As a rule of thumb, if you ever want to try this, run the hose for about five minutes first.

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        13 hours ago

        Some people are just really overcautious. I’m not sure why but Reddit was basiclaly known for that.

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        12 hours ago

        It depends on the hose and the flow rate. They can vary a lot.

        Also, your not just clearing the stagnant water, but also anything that was growing in it.

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      15 hours ago

      Five minutes? It should take about 30 seconds to run numerous gallons through. I think project farm was testing hose nozzles and he was getting 5 gallons in less than a minute.

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        13 hours ago

        God I want to like him so bad! Like he tests all the stuff that’s right up my alley. But I can not stand his voice and jumpy editing.

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          3 hours ago

          I’ve mostly stopped watching, right around the time I stopped buying so much shit I don’t need, but I did see him testing the hose sprayers like that which is why I mentioned him.

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          4 hours ago

          Just looked him up. He reminds me too much about the tv-shop salespeople. Kinda yelling at me, speaking really fast and stopping just a bit too long after the end of a sentance.

          Idk, might be super cool though.

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      20 hours ago

      Ah, I saw this and was thrown off because I grew up on a farm where the hose was used for everything. In thinking about it, my better judgement wouldn’t consider drinking from the hose I keep at the apartment for a second, even if I’d been using it all day 🤢. That sits for months at a time gathering who-knows-what.