Heater hoses, bypass, etc?

I was driving today and one of the heather hoses blew up. I had to have my car towed!

I took it to a shop to get it fixed and he is changing most of the heater hoses and what not. Also that one hose that connects to the intake manifold.

Anyways how often do you guys change your guys' hoses?

Also is it a hard job to do, does it require a lift?

 

as soon as you notice that one of your hoses is coroded or leakin a little replace them. You dont need a lift to replace them and it's really easy to do. you can do that yourself.

 

Come to find out my water pump is now leaking. There goes several hundred dollars.