Where Does Hose Water Come from?

Unlike plumbing inside the home, garden hoses are not designed or manufactured to deliver safe drinking water. Usually, the water from your hose is the exact same water that is found inside your home.

Is it safe to drink water from a garden hose?

Don't drink water from a hose: Unless you know for sure that your hose is phthalate-free and drinking water safe, don't drink from it. Even low levels of lead may cause health problems. Some PVC hoses labeled drinking water safe contain phthalates.

How clean is hose water?

What was found in the water? BPA levels of 0.34 - 0.91 ppm were found in the hose water. This level is three times to nine times higher than the 0.100 ppm safe drinking water level used by NSF to verify that consumers are not being exposed to levels of a chemical that exceed regulated levels.