Hose Ends

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Hose Ends

Postby silverflake » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:05 pm

Are the threaded, metal ends of rubber hoses made of copper? Just wondering.
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Re: Hose Ends

Postby hobo finds » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:08 pm

brass
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Re: Hose Ends

Postby silverflake » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:11 pm

Thanks Hobofinds, good info. So brass (and thus copper alloy, right?).
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Re: Hose Ends

Postby Rosco » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:41 pm

the ones on washing machines are steel so watch out as always use a magnet :o
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Re: Hose Ends

Postby knibloe » Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:34 pm

hobo finds wrote:brass



I have found this to be the only bright side to running your garden hose over with the lawn mower.
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