Gilmour 10-58050 8 ply Flexogen Hose 5/8-Inch-by-50-Foot Green
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Gilmour 10-58050 8 ply Flexogen Hose 5/8-Inch-by-50-Foot Green
Customer Review: great hose
Summary: 5 Stars
I was ready to buy this hose from amazon when I decided to check the local stores. To my surprise I found this exact hose at my local ace hardware store for $43.33 tax included. It pays to shop around. By the way this is one great hose and it DOES NOT kink. don't waste your money like I have by buying cheap hoses. I'm sure in the last 5 years I've spent over 100.00 on hoses. This will be the last hose you ever buy.Customer Review: By far the best.
Summary: 5 Stars
We run an Animal Rescue and are constantly using hoses for outside work.
We would always go through hose after hose. They would get holes in them or we would run over the end and bend it. The would never last more than one season.
We got one of these hoses last winter and used it in the winter in Wisconsin. It never failed, doesn't kink and I am sure I have run over the end a few times with out it bending and ruining the whole hose. We liked it so much we got two more.
This hose is worth every penny.
Customer Review: The BEST Hose EVER!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is absolutely the BEST hose I have EVER purchased!!
I have tried a NUMBER of hoses (from Home Dept/Lowes) and most of them were plastic pieces of JUNK! (even the supposed "Never Kink" brands).
But I saw a few reviews for this brand online (here, Consumer Reports, etc.) and I thought I'd give it a shot. Either one of the Gilmour hoses (the Flexogen and/or the Everlasting) were all rated high, mainly due to the "8-Ply" construction and structure of the hose.
This hose DOES NOT KINK! (EVER!)
I know there are a number of people who posted that their hoses kink but, here is the SECRET - if your water pressure is strong/high then the hose DOES NOT KINK - for those of you with "weak" water pressure then I am sure you may be susceptible to kinking (but that is NOT the hoses fault).
But the water [high] pressure, in my experiences, 99% of the time, will AUTOMATICALLY smooth out ANY kinks that are about to happen (you can, obviously, FORCE it to kink, by hand, but this is just plain Stupid!)
My other favorite hose (a black rubber hose from Sears is also awesome). My rubber hose is as tough as nails but it does kink sometimes. But when it does it is an easy matter of "whipping" the hose to un-kink it. Rapid Reels are good too, but expensive Rapid Reel 5/8"ID x 100' All-rubber Premium Grade Garden Hose. Their Reels are EXCELLENT! (All metal construction - Like TANKS). Rapid Reel Wall Mount Garden Hose Reel Model #1041-GH (NEW 2009)
The difference between the rubber and the Flexogen/Everlasting is that the latter is a bit lighter (rubber is HEAVY). Both also fit well into my Suncast PW100 Powerwind (an AWESOME automatic reel) - the price is good here, [...]. Suncast PW100 Powerwind 100-Foot Capacity Automatic Rewind Garden Hose Reel
And then if you get a Claber Garden Hose Nozzle, it is like "Space Invaders" (but with water). Claber Metal-Jet Pistol Garden Hose Nozzle #9567
It has a "Quick Connect" system that will Never again have you twisting/screwing on your hose to the facet's [Check into it].
But overall, the Flexogen/Everlasting (both the same I am told) are definitely the TOP in quality and caliber - it is like the Lexus of water hoses! (sorry, I love Lexus, Benz guys).
It doesn't hurt that they both are covered by a LIFETIME warranty (Awesome). You can get the Everlasting here as well. Everlasting Garden Hose by Gilmour - 100' long, 5/8" ID, or directly at Rittenhouse. But is was much...cheaper to get it (Flexogen/Everlasting) here at Amazon since they gave FREE shipping (you CAN'T beat that!!! :-)
Anyway, I can vouch and guarantee, by my own extensive experiences, testing and research - that you CANNOT go wrong with this hose - Enjoy!
Customer Review: Worst quality hose(s) I've ever owned.
Summary: 1 Stars
It pains me to write this review but I have to share my experiences with the Flexogen hoses. I've been using them for at least a decade. At first, I loved how they stayed flexible in cooler weather. After a few months the problems began though. I started getting pin sized holes in the hoses. I chalked it up to the rosebush hitting it while I unraveled it. I bought another one and placed it in the backyard where there are no thorny bushes. 6 months later the hose seemed to fall apart from the inside out. It developed a large bulge on the side of it and was ruined. I sent it back to Gilmour and they sent me a replacement.
Two months later the replacement for the front yard developed another split on the outside and started spewing water. I sent that one back to Gilmour and they once again sent me another one. A year later and both of those replacement hoses are once again ruined. The backyard hose has developed another bulge and looks like it will burst at any time, while the front yard hose has developed another inch long split. This split is in an area of the hose that is always on the reel, so I know it didn't get poked by anything. I believe as someone else stated these hoses can't take the sun! This doesn't explain why the one in the backyard keeps developing bulges in it though.
After at least 6 Flexogen hoses that have now failed on me, I'm done with these.
Customer Review: Best ever garden hose
Summary: 5 Stars
No more fights with the garden hose. Coils and uncoils easily for yard clean up. Great product!