Expandable Garden Hose Pipe 100ft with Solid Brass Fittings
Expandable Garden Hose Pipe 100ft with Solid Brass Fittings & Spray Nozzle, Upgrade 4-Layer Latex Core Lightweight Flexible Water Hose, No Kink Anti-Leakage Retractable Garden Hose (100TF, Black&Blue)
| Weight: | 1.42 kg |
| Size: | 100TF |
| Dimensions: | 31.8 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm; 1.42 Kilograms |
| Colour: | Black&blue |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Vigoday |
| Dimensions: | 31.8 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm; 1.42 Kilograms |
| Size: | 100TF |
Contrary to what another reviewer wrote, you CAN use this hose with a pressure washer: you just need an additional piece. The business end of the hose has a fixed valve (very useful!) and a 3/4″ male thread. You can get adapters to fit all types of appliance – whether the included spray for cars or garden, or a pressure washer.
I love how the hose is completely kink free. Five stars from me.
So far this is working well. the problem I’ve had before with hoses is that they don’t fit well enough to the taps. They either leak a bit or fall off under pressure. This one does neither of those so that’s a good start. It’s easily long enough to reach all the parts of my medium sized gardens. Haven’t had it long enough to know how durable the piping itself will be with protracted use, but will worry about that if it happens.
My allotment plot is a little distance from the nearest standpipe, and in a dry summer, I could spend a lot of time and energy carrying watering cans back and forth. So a good, long hose which I can store in a small space is a must! This hose is a great length at 100 feet, yet it shrinks to a very compact and lightweight form when emptied of water.
The hose is crinkly when dry – but when connected to the tap it expands in length and the crinkles fill out to create a smooth outer surface. The instructions give some useful advice on how to treat the hose at first use to ensure it expands fully and therefore is free of twists and potential blockages. Note too that the package includes a washer and PTFE tape to help you achieve a watertight fit to the tap – these are important to use.
The spray gun is a sturdy plastic construction and the tap fitting is brass – a reasonably heavy and therefore substantial quality. The diameter of the hosepipe lets you get up a good level of pressure with the tap on full.
If like me you will be disconnecting the hose after each use, it will be natural to drain it regularly; if leaving it attached to the tap longer term, then the instructions remind you to drain it for storage. Be aware that when it drains it retracts itself so you may find as you are using it, it seems to have a life of its own – there is no issue with recoil as such but you do need to keep an eye on it as it fills and as it drains, the spray gun end can move quite fast and damage small plants or knock over pots.
Best of all, when dry this hose is very light and can be stored in a small area – hanging on a hook and looped around, I would say it takes up less space than a 25 foot conventional hose. It’s also more flexible than a conventional hose so you can pile it in a heap if you like and it will still be compact. Like any hose you will need to treat it with some respect, avoid dragging it over sharp stones, treading on it or otherwise risking puncturing it; it does seem robustly made and should give a lot of good service if looked after.
I need a long garden hose and every year I lug it out of the shed, it’s heavy, cumbersome and a job I hate, so I’m delighted to use a lightweight hose instead – and this hose is light and packs down really small – it’s amazing!
I already love how easy it is to move around. I also like brass fittings, as many plastic ones fail so quickly, and these look good despite being a lot lighter than the ones I already own. It’ll be interesting to see how well they last. I do like the manual shut off valve too – my others have a ‘stopper’ within the hose end, but this is a manual lever which is easy to use.
It comes with a holder that you can attach to the wall, very handy, and the gun with multiple spraying options (as you’d expect from most modern nozzles), a roll of PTFE tape, three washers, a handy storage bag and instructions. It is important to note that you can’t use this for drinking water.
It’s amazing to watch it expand as it fills with water. It took good pressure and the nozzle head had a good selection of options. I used the shutoff valve to stop water coming through and it worked effectively. I’ve heard expanding hoses don’t last as long as traditional hoses so it will be interesting to see how this one does but, for now, it’s 5 stars from me and I’m delighted with this set.