Plastair SpringHose PUW650B93OT-AMZ 50-Foot 3/8-Inch Polyurethane Coil Garden Hose - Blue Translucent
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Plastair SpringHose PUW650B93OT-AMZ 50-Foot 3/8-Inch Polyurethane Coil Garden Hose - Blue Translucent
Customer Review: Springhose is not as great as I thought
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought the springhose for covienient hose cleanup and for watering my plants. I was a little disappointed in it. When I began to use the hose with my garden nozzle, the water flow was very weak, even with the hose turned to max flow, and the water flow out the nozzle was slow and felt as if it had gaps of air in it. It also often gets caught on corners. It does spring into a small pile, with some of your own effort, and does save time from hose reeling. If you don't mind giving up full pressure in the hose for the spring feature, then it will make you happy.Customer Review: Cool Looking
Summary: 3 Stars
This hose is cool looking and that is the only cool thing about it too.Customer Review: DISAPPOINTING
Summary: 2 Stars
I THOUGHT A $50 HOSE FOR $20 WOULD BE A WISE PURCHASE. I THOUGHT THE TRANSPARENT BLUE LOOKED COOL AND THAT THE COILED FORM WOULD SAVE EFFORT WHEN WATERING. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE HOSE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. THE HOSE SOMETIMES KINKED CUTTING OFF ALL FLOW WHEN TRYING TO STRETCH THE COILS OUT. 2. THE FITTINGS LEAKED EVEN AFTER USING PLIERS TO TIGHTEN THEM. 3.WHEN WATERING YOU ARE ACTUALLY HOLDING UP MORE LENGTH OF HOSE (AND THE WATER IN IT) THAN A NORMAL HOSE AND THE EXTRA WEIGHT IS MORE FATIGUEING. 4. THE COILS ACTUALLY GET CAUGHT ON THINGS MUCH MORE THAN THE NORMAL HOSE. 5. THE $15 CRAFTSMAN HOSES PURCHASED AT SEARS HALF-PRICE SALES FOR $7.50 ARE ACTUALLY EASIER TO USE THAN THIS $20 HOSE. 6. THE FLOW RATE THROUGH THE SMALLER DIAMETER IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED.
THUS, I COULD SEE CERTAIN VERY LIMITED APPLICATIONS WHERE THIS HOSE MIGHT BE A PLUS; BUT FOR THE GREAT MAJORITY OF NEEDS AROUND THE YARD IT IS ACTUALLY LESS USEFUL THAN A NORMAL HOSE...WHETHER $50 OR $20. HOPE THIS WAS HELPFUL TO YOU.
Customer Review: Not what I expected
Summary: 2 Stars
Granted, this is a $20 hose, but I thought it would be ok for what I wanted. I only have a small group of shrubs and plants which I wanted to water with this hose and I thought it would be great to pull it out, do my watering, and presto, let it spring back. I was very wrong. First of all, I had a horrible time with the faucet fitting. I tried multiple times to get it to work without leaking but it only ended in me getting drenched when I went to turn the water on or off. The water pressure was not great, but with the smaller hose, I had already assumed that would be the case. If you want to use this for something other than minor watering, don't bother. The spring recoil did not work. I basically had to pick the hose up and place it where I wanted it and "help" the recoil process along.
I really liked the idea of a quick, cool hose. That's exactly what it was though..just an idea. I would NOT recommend this to anyone.
Customer Review: Cheap Quality
Summary: 2 Stars
I previously owned a rubber coil hose for several years which never became kinked. This new coil hose is lightweight as advertised, and as such, it is not very strong. Therefore, it does not recoil very quickly and you have to make it happen somewhat. It tends to twist up each time I recoil it (the plastic kind of sticks) and then I have to take the time to unravel it. Though I am only talking 15 seconds at most, compared to the rubber hose I owned (which I could not find anywhere to purchase) it is annoying. Also, this hose has such a short threaded end that when you twist on a spray nozzle, you may not be able to tighten it enough as you have nothing to grab other than the hose by the time the nozzle gets to the end of the thread. Mine currently drips due to this. I doubt I will even be able to remove the spray nozzle without cutting it off the hose. My advice, find a rubber coil hose then post on Amazon where you found it!