The Official XHose Expanding Garden Hose Pipe with BONUS adaptor, 100ft, Blue

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My only thoughts are that people want one because they just do, its a fad, the next door neighbour has one, they’ve seen it on TV repeatedly and just buy it – even if its badly made.

You shouldn’t use expandable hoses with some pressure washers (the ones that “pull” water from the source). The Ailuze expandable hose is built with 4 outer layers for increased durability with a natural latex core. The water immediately started pouring out of the section between where the hose pipe joins the connector that is then attached to your tap, so much so that the pressure of water was not enough to fill the hose let alone get water to the spray gun head. It’s a question I get asked often,’ says Camilla Basset-Smith, television horticulturalist on ITV’S Love Your Garden and RHS Plant Committee Member. ‘A 13mm or 15mm diameter bare hose is fine for filling a pond or watering large pots or trees in the ground, and a thumb over the end can vary the pressure/spray. This time the hose decided to do something different, the connector worked and water started flowing through (yes!) but after a few seconds, the hose started expanding strangely.I also really like that its one of the only expandable hoses that comes with a two way tap splitter; This 12.5mm diameter hose comes in a 21.5m length, so you can cut a 1.5m feeder hose yourself to connect to the tap. The instructions are basic, so I found it a little fiddly to put together at first, but with a little common sense I was able to water my garden effectively. As it’s 20m long, it didn’t quite reach all the areas I would have liked in my 30m-long garden, but it does offer a good variable spray gun with seven modes that gave me flexibility to water the bushy wisteria and the more delicate roses. The spray gun has 9 functions, like most other expandable hoses. So you can delicately water your seedlings but also blast your car. Although that’s not to say it’s completely safe around sharp objects, if it caught on a rose thorn for example and then you pulled the hose pipe, it could tear. I believe if you have any product in the world, present it well and rabbit on about it enough for 30 minutes and show off all the pros and how it works then unfortunately some gullible people will buy it.

So you can move around comfortably when watering, measure the length from the tap to the furthest point and then add a little bit on,’ says Love Your Garden’s Camilla Basset-Smith. ‘Don’t be tempted to go for a much longer hose than needed as this will add weight and can reduce pressure.’ What is the best hose pipe to choose? The manufacturer offers a lifetime guarantee which left me sceptical as any product that expands and contracts will fail at some point due to wear and tear. I’ve since read a few forum comments where customers have stated they will only replace the product once. How I Tested This Hose

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While it’s called fast-reel, how speedily you can rewind the hose after use all depends on how energetic you’re feeling,’ says Tamsin. ‘I really enjoyed using this hose and it only kinked once while covering a large expanse of garden. The nozzle attachment included in the box works well, adjusting the spray with a twist, but I’d have like to have seen extras included in the box, such as a sprinkler or spray gun, as opposed to having to pay for them separately. oh, and if you were wondering about my poor plants wilting and dying off, don’t worry I threw plenty of water on them via watering cans!) I did my research online before buying this hose, and here’s what I found from the various online retailers I looked at:

The other real benefit is that they are very lightweight compared to regular hoses. They do not need a reel or to be wall mounted either.I like that the hose has a double latex core and a high strength polyester silk on the outer surface of the hose which makes it lightweight but durable.

Despite only spending less than two hours using this expandable hose, I was left with the feeling that it was cheap and of poor quality. It comes with brass fittings which are known to be more robust that plastic connectors when it comes to expandable hoses. Has a tough polyester fabric on the outer of the hose – much better at protecting from rogue thorns or holly! Next thing you know, theres this bulge appearing from the hose length about two thirds of the way down and it pops and water starts shooting out. This means you are less likely to accidentally stand on it and risk splitting or damaging the expandable material.This bargain magic hose is one of the cheapest priced hoses for the length and strength of the hose and the accessories included.