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Originally Posted by chocophile
Our seasonal camp draws water from the lake using a black "plastic" hose. Since we bought the house 13 years ago, I've always removed the hose when we close up for the fall, but I know lots of people leave their hoses in all winter.
Our shore line is on an open bay and is exposed to NW wind. I'm concerned that a hose left in over the winter could get embedded in a sheet of ice and break off or move.
I'm not interested in heating the line during the winter.
Any experience with leaving a hose in all winter? Thanks in advance.
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Hose? Pipe? Water-Line?
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• There are different "plastics": Does your hose line have a gloss-black finish, very hard to bend—and does it
float in water?
• If it sounds like the same material, our former neighbors left their "plastic" hose line
floating in the lake—exposed to both North and NW winter winds—for nearly 60 years. After replacing a steel pipe—
about 40 years ago—we've done the same with our "plastic" line—but weighted with bricks.
• This kind of sturdy "plastic" line is
not readily available in the South, and is just about the only product that doesn't get chewed to pieces by Red Squirrels.
• The new buyer-neighbor hooked up to a new
drilled well, but there have been "well-issues". Last week, they sought my advice on changing-back to water from the lake!
