Hose or tubing that wont kink?? Diy water changes

[SwampFins]

So I've been using cheap hoses to do water changes for a while and wanted to see if theres a better alternative that will not kink. Seems like everything I've used so far kinks really easily.

What do you guys use?

 

[esoxlucius]

Braided hose is probably what you need. It's a lot stiffer than normal hose.

 

[excaliber]

We use a Python with a tube extension directly from our faucet and that works really well so far. It works much better than the hose we used at first before getting the Python.
I know what you are taking about with cheap hoses that kink. It seems like we have to buy new hoses every other year. No matter how much we spend on them and even if they say they will not kink, they all kink some worse than others. I'm not sure where got our last hoses but they have been the best we've had so far.

 

[deeda]

If you are using cheap garden hoses, try buying this one in 5/8" size https://www.apexhose.com/rv-marine-drinking-water-hose I've never had this one kink and have been using it for 12+ years.

 

[SwampFins]

Thank you for that!!

I just ordered one from Amazon. The one rated for boats and potable water ^^

I'm excited to not have to wrestle the thing lol