knew I saw this thread somewhere.
I loved my expanding hose, until it blew up on my leg just now. I got it from my dad a few Christmases ago. I don't remember the specific brand. But he got it for me after he heard me saying I wanted to try one as we watched the commercial one afternoon.
Needless to say, neat hose but like anything else, has it's pros and cons.
Pros:
- really light
- takes up little space
- easy to drag around
Cons:
- it blows up, overfilled waterballoon style
- short length unless pressurized to expand (watering plants across the deck)
Pics here. What happened was I turned on the faucet and was dragging the hose to the grass to rinse out the pool rake. I had the pistol water nozzle on the end so the hose pressurized. I looked down just in time to see a big blue water balloon. I barely started to react to toss the hose but wasn't fast enough, it exploded on my leg. Sounded like a firework went off. Stung like a really good towel whip.
I pulled the hose apart from the good end and you can see the fatigued and cracked rubber line. The other end is the one that exploded. You can see the rubber still attached to the coupling.
Like I said I don't remember the brand but I was generally satisfied with it until this. I think I'll stick to regular hoses that just get holes in them and squirt me rather than explode on my leg.
