Flexi Hose Expandable Garden Hose, 150FT, Black

I've used these expandable hoses in the past and like them, but I usually only get 2-3 years out of them before the latex core cracks and blow open. I've tried using repair ends on them before, but by the time they start leaking, usually the entire core is full of cracks and they just keep failing. They just don't last very long.

Last time one of them blew apart, I tried replacing it with a FlexZilla hose. Big mistake. While probably a lot more durable, that hose would kink if you looked at it funny, and it was a nightmare to wind back onto the hanger that I have screwed to the side of the house. I returned it after trying it once.

I bought this hose because it has decent reviews and the company seems to have been around a few years. I've bought flex hoses on Amazon before but the product listings and the companies selling them would usually disappear after 6-12 months. Not exactly confidence inspiring.

So far, this hose is about as good as any of the others. It's light, easy to coil back onto the hanger, expands well, and does not kink. I like that most of these hoses have a built-in shutoff valve because I use quick connect fittings on the end of my hose. Very convenient to be able to shut off the water when swapping nozzles so I don't accidentally take a bath.

I lubricate all the threads and seals of my hoses with a rubber-safe grease, usually either Sil-Glyde or Super Lube. This keeps the threaded connections from seizing and the seals from abrading.

I've only used the hose a couple of times but it's worked fine. Like I said it's light and easy to maneuver, which is a big deal when I have all 75 feet of it out so I can reach all the way to the driveway, and it's easy to coil back up once it's empty. Time will tell if it's any more durable than the others but at this price I will (grudgingly) replace it every couple of years until someone invents something better.

I wish I started using these garden hoses 5 years ago! These are fantastic and I've replaced hoses at two houses with Flexi hose products. They're so easy to use: lightweight, flexible, resilient and so easy to store - turn the water off and it drains itself and contracts. I use these with quick disconnects and have a super useful product. I had a problem once.... contacted support and they replaced it in a few days! Support is responsive, no hassle - a truly awesome experience that proves their belief in the product. A home run!

For: Flexi Hose Expandable Garden Hose, No-Kink

Pros:

1. Does not retain kinks, so it does not crack at kink points like a regular hose.

2. Easy to store once emptied

3. Lighter to carry

4. Handles being left in the sun better than a regular hose

Cons:

1. It may not kink, but it does get tangled up especially once you are watering and it is fully extended

2. Reduces water pressure significantly compared to a regular garden hose

3. Definitely handles snow conitions worse than a regular garden hose

I do not know how durable this is long term, but we bought it this summer and it has been a life saved. Both ends terminate in what I think is brass fittings. They connect and disconnect quickly amd easily to various devices. The connections have not leaked once! The weight!!! So light weight, collapses on its own. Quick and easy to empty remaining water. So easy to scoop up amd put in basket or bucket to carry or store. I have stretched it from the basement spigot to the second floor deck to water all the plants. Even the resident 80+ year old carries it around and uses it with complete ease!

Pro: Lightweight! Easy connections. No leaks! Easy storage. Flexible. Connects to all manner of devices.

Con: None to date (2.5 months and counting)

Works very well. I love how it expands and then recoils once the water is turned off. Very light and easy to carry.

Works great and super handy to simply shut off water then hold nozzle until it deflates and shove the hose and nozzle into a nice pot we keep next to the hose bib instead of having hose reels or heaven forbid, having to coil up a hose! Never again. These are my go to tools for all of my watering needs by the front and back door. We still have a hose reel on the side of the house, but the front door simply has a small pot like you'd put a flower in, but this just drops into it when we're done and we simply pull it out when we need it.

This hose is great. Mine started leaking after about 7 months (the Florida heat/sun can be rough on hoses). I emailed the customer support and they got back to me the same day. Within 5 days of emailing them, a new hose just arrived at my house. What a great company. Will forever purchase from them now and recommend to my friends. Thanks again!!

This has been a great hose for several years. I have enjoyed the ease of using it. It has been taken care of, e.g., has been in a hose container and protected from the weather.

Several weeks ago a leak occurred in the fabric just below the metal connector at the spigot, but not at the connector. Given a contact number by Amazon, I contacted the company for a replacement since it came with a lifetime warranty, which I might add was a good part of the reason for purchasing. After several back and forth emails that seemed to request at least some of the purchase information again, I would be getting a replacement, but NOT the same one originally purchased, but one (after looking it up) that was HALF THE PURCHASE PRICE of my original hose. I received the Silver Bullet Pocket Hose instead of the Flexihose. I realize that my hose cost less a few years ago, and that the replacement is actually closer to my original purchase price, but it's the same product that should be the replacement, despite inflation. Maybe it will last awhile, but the point is that they are falling short of their advertised lifetime warranty if they won't replace with the same product purchased. There were other reviewers who were pleased and gave positive reviews requested replacements. Perhaps the hose is not warrantied this way anymore, but it was when I purchased it and that matters to the customer.

UPDATE:

NECESSITY dictates that I must update this previous review; and I have gave a star less based solely on customer service rather than on product.

The replacement (pocket hose) I received is no where near the hose I originally bought; and it's an understatement that I am frustrated, and that I even troubled myself to get my Flexi Hose replaced, as well as waiting about two weeks to receive it. I just hope no one pays good money for this pocket hose. You can not even put a nozzle on it; you twist the nozzle that's attached to turn it on, and when you twist to turn off it dribbles (leaks, rather) water from the spray nozzle. Maybe it's worth $30, but I don't think so, and the quality doesn't match up to the Flexi Hose, which is a pretty good hose; this pocket hose probably won't last very long. I'd rather pay a few bucks more for a better performing hose.

The main point is THIS: IT WAS MY REPLACEMENT for the Flexi Hose that I have had, that came (or so it said) with lifetime warranty. If the company decided that the hose shouldn't have a lifetime warranty, that's fine as long as those that purchased under that warranty are honored if their hose tears up; they should replace it and inform the customer that hoses acquired after such and such date will not have a lifetime warranty.

BOTTOM LINE: A company should stand true to what they advertise. I am more than disappointed. I will look for another hose from a different maker and hope this cheaper hose one can make it until then.

P.S. How annoying to see the Flexi Hose on HD website and still advertising the Lifetime Warranty.