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I'm seeing them all over now. They seem to be cheaper than regular old fashioned rubber hoses. Are they any good? Advantages? Disadvantages?
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I like them, they've gotten a lot better since they came out. I always keep the receipt and box in case they spring a leak
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I'm seeing them all over now. They seem to be cheaper than regular old fashioned rubber hoses. Are they any good? Advantages? Disadvantages? Purchased 2 different brands BOTH SUCKED.Went back to good old rubber hoses..
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I use them for the RV, work great and easy to pack up. Takes alot less space than a normal hose.
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Tried it, didn’t like them
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I'm a fan of commercial grade rubber ones with good brass ends, but for general use I just buy the 100' (now 120') Costco hoses.
RC, if you find and expandable that works well, let us know.
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In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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I've had four of them, and they have all failed. I'm back to "up your nose with a rubber hose". You can't splice and repair. Just my experience with them. Speaking of garden hoses, kink free hoses are a load of hogwash, they all kink.
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i keep one in the trailer for emergency hook ups when i need an extra hose. used it last week. it serves well in that role.
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I'm a fan of commercial grade rubber ones with good brass ends, but for general use I just buy the 100' (now 120') Costco hoses.
RC, if you find and expandable that works well, let us know. I was in Costco a few days ago and they had 3 pallets of 100' hoses for $19. I went back today to get a couple and they were gone. I'm betting that some store bought them all, added $10 or 15, and is making a killing.
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Hi. Licensed Plumber here with 17 years on the job.
They suck. The restrict water flow. I went to a call for a guy who said he had low pressure at his hose bibs. His hose sprayed out about five feet. I hooked up my standard garden hose and it sprayed twenty feet or so. I also put a pressure gauge on his hose bib and showed him that he had good pressure.
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Expandable do not last a season for me. They are susceptible to berry thorns. I bought Flexzilla hoses for my house and my son's house. https://www.amazon.com/Flexzilla-HFZG550YW-Garden-Lightweight-Drinking/dp/B003TFE7ZM
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I'm a fan of commercial grade rubber ones with good brass ends, but for general use I just buy the 100' (now 120') Costco hoses.
RC, if you find and expandable that works well, let us know. I was in Costco a few days ago and they had 3 pallets of 100' hoses for $19. I went back today to get a couple and they were gone. I'm betting that some store bought them all, added $10 or 15, and is making a killing. Good possibility of that. Couple of places here make the 3 hr drive to Reno and bring back "Kirkland" stuff to put in their stores at a markup.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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I was fighting four kinks in my expensive, supposedly kink free, 50' garden hose this morning. Had the thought I should check out one of the expandable type.
It would be nice to find one that was serviceable.
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Generally cheap and don’t last
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Had one fail in about 20 minutes. I wondered about flow too since the couplings seem to be 1/4" diameter.
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I bought one for my Mom to water her flowers and pot plants with. Its much lighter than a regular hose and she enjoys it. No, its not going to last as long as a good standard hose.
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They suck. Don't get one.
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