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What do you guys like in way of hoses?

Do these have enough flow?

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Thxs

Mike
 
I've been through a lot of hoses over the years, have recently settled on Craftsman rubber hoses and don't think I'll be using anything else.

Not sure what your intended use is (possibly mobile I'm thinking), but I'm not a fan of coiled hoses: used them with my air compressor and they're a pain with the tangling and when you lay them on the ground they retract.
 
Brace1 said:
I've been through a lot of hoses over the years, have recently settled on Craftsman rubber hoses and don't think I'll be using anything else.
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:iagree:

I was about to suggest the same hose. I have the craftsman rubber hoses and they are good quality hoses. Never had a problem with kinking either. I think the 50ft hose was around $35 ish
 
I have a 100' vinyl and its hell getting it out and rolling it back up...

Looks like a 50-75 foot rubber kink free hose would be nice for me...

I'll take a look at Home Depot's, Lowes, and of course your Sears...

Mike
 
You will probably have the best luck as Sears. That is where I bought mine. They carry everything Craftsmans.
 
I have a sears rubber hose and I will never buy anything else.
 
I use a flexzilla hose . I don't do a whole lot of traditional washes though . I just coil it up and hang it - no type of wind up apparatus . it's light, flexible , memory free, kink free . it's prob not as durable as a good rubber hose though, but serves me well .
 
slimnib said:
Long rubber hoses generally weight a ton. How the weight on yours?
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i don't find the weight to be any issue for me. Im not sure of the overall weight but I can't see an issue.
 
I hate the type of hose originally posted by the OP. They tangle up and have no flow. I've used every hose known to man. I liked the concept of the expandable hoses so I bought one of the cheap ones at walmart. . .Broke it in a week but liked how it worked.

I found an industrial expandable hose called the X hose Pro by Dap. It is extremely durable and has very solid brass fittings. It WILL NOT kink and weighs almost nothing.

I have two 25ft hoses in my shop and love them. They also sell them in longer lengths.
 
Recently my Sears Black Rubber hose lost it's "finish" after 13 years of use so that anytime you picked it up your hands got black. Took it back to Sears and they replaced it without hesitation. They are great hoses--never kink, stay flexible in cold weather, not as heavy as most rubber hoses and you can't beat the lifetime warranty.
 
I use a Goodyear rubber hose. It sounds similar to the Craftsman hose that others are talking about here. 50' black rubber hose for ~$30. Love mine and have had no issues with it at all in 2+ years.
 
I also have a black rubber Craftsman hose. I don't know how long i've had it but its been a long time now
 
statusdetailing said:
I hate the type of hose originally posted by the OP. They tangle up and have no flow. I've used every hose known to man. I liked the concept of the expandable hoses so I bought one of the cheap ones at walmart. . .Broke it in a week but liked how it worked.

I found an industrial expandable hose called the X hose Pro by Dap. It is extremely durable and has very solid brass fittings. It WILL NOT kink and weighs almost nothing.

I have two 25ft hoses in my shop and love them. They also sell them in longer lengths.
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STATUS....Thanks for posting this...I love the expandable hose!!!!...
Like you said , the cheapies found all over didn't last more than 5 washes for me ..
My wife was retuning them every few weeks and was getting annoyed at me ;)

At 50 bucks , for the 50 footer , is kind of steep, but if it last ..

I'll take it!!!

How long have you been using these?

Mike
 
Bummer!!!


Look at the Amazon reviews....


Same problems as the rest..

Going to get the Craftsman tomorrow...
 
I've had mine for 2 or 3 months. No problems. They seem durable, and the fittings look very good. The fittings are what kept breaking on the cheap ones. I think you could run these over with a car.

You never know; these could crap out in a year. I'll have to do a review in a year.

I do strictly use mine indoors, so somebody using then for a mobile setup may wear them out faster...not sure.

I absolutely hate winding up hoses, so even if these things only last a year or 2, I'll keep replacing them.

I bet with a little research a guy could find an industrial strength (even better than what I have) collapsable hose. Maybe like a fire hose type setup.
 
Oh, there is a con. I bought mine directly off the xhose website. I'm not exagerating. The shipping took nearly 2 months!!!!!!!! I was pissed. Maybe there is a quicker way to get them.
 
mikesal57 said:
Bummer!!!


Look at the Amazon reviews....


Same problems as the rest..

Going to get the Craftsman tomorrow...
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I don't know what you are looking at, but the xhose "Pro" is not on Amazon.

Mine is built much better than anything on amazon.

Don't confuse the regular xhose with the Pro version. They are not similar at all.
 
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