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Default Garden Hose for transfer of K1 Oil ?

On Sun, 10 May 2009 16:44:28 -0700 (PDT), Frank
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On May 10, 3:01*pm, "James" wrote:
I need to transfer K1 *kerosene from my delivery trailer to my tank *50 ft
away. * I have priced hoses made for fuels, and a 50 ft length is *$200-300.

Any reason why I cannot us a commercial grade, *3/4 inch hose like the one


Or a cheap one. What do commerical grade water hoses have that cheap
grade don't?

shown in this link ? *This hose would be used ***only** *for this purpose,
and would be used no more than two times a year.


You could always try getting a sample piece of hose and soaking in
kerosine for a couple of days to see if it swells, dissolves or
degrades.


Good idea.