This talk about the XHose expandable garden hose overs the growing hoses for lawn and garden purposes and we discuss our experiences with it here. The X-Hose is indeed well-built, with rigid fittings and two-ply, flexible, and of course, EXPANDING hose pipe.
It has an inner rubber tube that does the bulk of the expanding and contracting, and an outer cloth (web) shell to help strengthen and protect the inner hose.
For a 2-acre plot of land, a 75-foot long flexible garden hose like the XHose is helpful, although the 100-foot version is more useful in our yard. It comes in 25, 50, 75, and 100 foot lengths.
It has a super strong rubber inner tube for greater strength and flexibility, along with an outer web shell for added strength.
This as seen on TV hose expands (lengthens) when you apply water pressure to it, expanding up to three times its empty size.
It’s light weight when empty. The 25 foot version weights just about one pound without any water inside.
So you spend less time unraveling this shrinking water hose when you go to water your garden, wash your car, or hose down your porch.
It’s also surprisingly flexible, even when pressurized.
Though a lightweight garden hose, they also dub this expandable hose as a heavy-duty. But compared to the much thicker but admittedly less flexible, truly heavy-duty garden hoses I own, I’d classify this product as medium to light duty. So it may be more susceptible to punctures and tears.
The texture of the outer jacket helps ease gripping of this collapsing water hose. It’s not slippery; not even when wet. Nor is it very rough. So it will not cause abrasions on your hands when handling this hose for hours on end.
It contracts quickly back to its original size within seconds of turning off the water supply. It gets so small and light that you can hold the entire empty hose in your two hands.
The 25-foot length of this garden hose shrinks to just 9 feet, the 50 foot version shrinks to 18.5 feet, the 75-foot version shrinks to just 28 feet, and the 100-foot version shrinks down to a mere 37 feet.
Its lightweight construction makes washing your car or watering your lawn much less of a struggle. This collapsible hose is so much lighter (even when pressurized) than more conventional garden hoses.
It comes with a built-in on-off valve so that you can expand the hose by applying the water pressure, without spraying water all over the place, and without a separate nozzle that normally supplies the valve. However, this valve could become cumbersome and a source of problems if you’ve already got a valve-equipped nozzle.
I’m not sure just how heavy-duty this expanding garden hose from XHose. Since it’s so light, I’m skeptical about its long-term durability.
Plus, the 75-foot version costs just as much as I paid for my FLEXON garden hose, and you must also pay additional costs for shipping and handling.
Not available in stores, and can only be purchased via telephone or the Internet.
I could find no long-term warranty.
Be careful not to lose the sealing washer in the female end. It can come out sometimes unexpectedly.
They recommend turning off and draining this garden accessory each time you use it in the user’s guide (link below). This could become a pain, since I always keep a pressurized hose on standby during the summer in my yard, for rapid watering and cleaning. Other hoses stand up better it seems, to this constant pressurization.
Do not leave the retractable garden hose in the sun for long periods. We suggest shade for this strongest garden hose, to keep it strong and durable for years to come.
Not intended to conduct hot water.
Store this fabric water hose indoors during winter months, to mitigate the possibility of it freezing and developing leaks as a result.
Becomes dirty looking quickly. Being made of a cloth-like fabric, this initially brightly colored hose can turn dingy and dull in appearance in short time. Does not resist dirt well. However, this does not impact its expandability or functionality in general.
Made in China.
The price seems a bit high for all the more material you get in this lawn hose. But then again, I’m paying for it to have less material. I’d rate this garden hose at 88 out of 100. It’s very convenient but seems a bit cheap and gimmicky to me. However, though a little pricey, it’s not so expensive that you should not try it at all. Who knows? You may find that its usability in your situation in fact, justifies the higher purchase cost.
Buy it exclusively at the official website (see the References section below).
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