I have an elderly person that is no longer able to walk the land to reach the faucet. It's about 20' between the safe patio and the faucet. She needs to turn on the faucet in order to hand water the garden (a task she enjoys so not thinking of using drip system). My idea is to run a hose to the patio. Then put a shut off valve there. This means the hose and other equipment will need to be able to handle constant pressure for 3 months at a time in Texas.
Is there a hose and shut off that can handle this job? My initial thought is a heavy duty hose and a brass shut off coupling.
Best Answer
There's really not much that can fail in a setup like that if you use quality components. A hose bib on a post or standpipe used to be a common sight in gardens before underground irrigation became so common.
Even with old rubber hoses disaster rarely struck. Modern reinforced hoses make failure a very remote possibility that shouldn't dissuade you from following your plan.
Run a good hose from the faucet and install whatever valve or hose bib that suits the good lady's needs.