For everyone who is engaged in cultivation of plants at the dacha it is very important to have the high-quality equipment and tools which will cope with a problem of providing them with watering. Arguing on what is better to choose a hose for watering and as with it not to lose, It should be noted that today qualitative garden hoses make many. Making a start from their characteristics, here the main thing to decide on what is necessary for you.
What hoses for watering of a kitchen garden at the dacha and for use in life it is better to buy?
- Length. On sale there are hoses from 8 to 100 m long. Be defined what is necessary for you length: for this purpose measure distance from a point of connection of the pump to where there is an extreme place of watering.
- Diameter. The garden hose is longer, the pressure and, respectively, diameter are more. The last should be chosen the small size if you have a small pressure of water. So, diameter of 13 mm is considered standard. Also hoses are made with a diameter of 16 mm, 19 mm and 25 mm.
- Material. The term of operation of the tool depends on this criterion. The budgetary option – the vinyl hose which is ideal for soft climate. Rubber will be more expensive, but it stronger also is more durable. If you plan not only to water a kitchen garden, but also to fill the pool or to pump over water, then surely buy a hose in which material there are no harmful fillers. The last, by the way, may contain dangerous heavy metals, paints, pitches, various additives. The last listed, having got to water, it is capable to cause poisoning.
- Quantity of layers and reinforcing. Hoses are made one - two- and three-layer. In single-layer the reinforcing is absent. The more layers, including reinforcings, the more protection against high pressure, excesses, twistings and besides from cuts. And it, in turn. will prolong hose service life for 2-3 seasons.
- Operating pressure. The best hose for watering is that which will sustain various temperature. It influences, first of all, its durability and elasticity. It means that the quality goods have to have wide temperature range (from-24 degrees to +42 degrees).
- Transparency degree. If you get a hose without reflective particles, know that such transparent tool will easily undergo "blossoming", emergence of seaweed on its internal surface. Do not save: choose an opaque hose with protection against microbes.
- Sleeves for watering. It is interesting that quite so call the strongest hose for watering. It not only has above-mentioned reinforcing, but also an easy fabric framework. Pay attention to that what reinforcing is present: crosswise or mesh. Give preference to the last. For what rubber sleeves, so it are suitable for watering of a kitchen garden and a lawn. Besides they are used on sinks.
In more detail about types of watering hoses
It is important to note that distinguish the following types of hoses:
- rubber (transfers temperature drops, it is resistant to twisting, it is durable);
- nylon (easy, but at the same time very strong, however, single-layer and mechanical damages can arise at very high or nizka temperatures);
- PVC (reliable fabric laying that does a hose more flexible and resistant to low teperatura, besides he transfers deformation and an excess);
- flat (if there is no water, it will stick together, flexible, easy, but at the same time fragile);
- The PVC reinforced (an internal surface – a mesh covering that provides a uniform pressure of water and maintains pressure to 40 bars).
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