I bought these a few months ago and they aren’t dead yet. I like having a lightweight hose, and it’s creepy as fuck the way they slither around when you pressurize and depressurize them.
Is that worth $30, plus shipping? Can you put a price on slithering?!
@UncleVinny
Yeah and I found that to be a bit of a PITA when I tried to fill my pool with a similar hose. I ended up having to put a weight on it so it wouldn’t flop around and come out.
@chienfou oh yeah, and you can’t get the same flow from these hoses that you can from a normal hose. For filling a pool you probably want a conventional one anyway!
@UncleVinny
I actually was using water from two different spigots at the same time to top off the pool. I was just too lazy to disconnect this one and put a different hose on that side of the pool house.
One thing I have noticed is that even though the flow is constricted (volume-wise) the pressure is fantastic. It shoots out of the hose end with a lot more force than my 5/8 in hose does. This is super handy for back-rinsing out the filter on the pool robot to get the small sand and little debris out of the filter to improve the water flow. Of course … it splashes like hell but it’s very effective.
I bought these hoses before, they were pretty fragile and didn’t last very long. I considered buying better hoses, but then I just bought more of these exact same ones, so either they are good enough or I am dumb.
Bought them once, considered getting more since you can chain them together. Instead of typing the same shit over and over I’ll copy my comment from last time:
There are cutoff valves so you can just cut off, remove the nozzle,
connect the 2nd hose and you’re good to go. I got them last time, $30
is probably about as much as I’d pay, but I got tired of filling up
gallon jugs for the gf to water her patio garden, and since my
apartment is on the first floor I have direct water heater access, so
I’ve just kept it connected to the cold water line ever since it got
here (don’t tell the manager lmao). I’m very lazy so it’s been under
load all that time with no leaks. The only thing that’s failed so far
is the rubbery flex bit which broke on the sprayer/handle end of the
hose, so I’m guessing these just chilled in a warehouse somewhere for
a long time? Which worried me when it happened but
so far no other rubber parts have failed, which is pretty > good considering I just keep it under pressure 24/7.
@dvermilion
You realize that at some point this hose WILL fail and at that point the manager WILL find out about you pirating the water from the water heater, right?
@chienfou@dvermilion I second this. A ruptured water pipe/hose indoors can also be very expensive. The best course of action may be to not trust the hose under pressure when unattended.
It bears mentioning (again) that these need to be stored somewhere other than on the ground preferably. I had an issue with bermuda grass trying to grow into the fabric covering on this style hose so it “embedded” in the landscape along a wall under the faucet.
That being said, mine has actually held up very well for being outside all summer in Alabama. We’ll see how it fares over more than one season though…
Just to note, I’ve examined these in a store and the parts are not really “Copper.” They’re lightweight copper colored plastic. The claim is “copper infused.”
Well, I suppose there could be copper flakes mixed into the plastic, but examining how lightweight they are, it just looks like copper coloring “infused” in the plastic. The inner flexible, expandable tube which allows the hose to “grow” isn’t convincingly heavy enough. (if “heavy” means durable).
Several people report they are good enough here in the comments, but they didn’t seem worth it to us.
I like the idea, but it didn’t hold up because of our lack of water pressure…Not the manufacturer’s fault for sure, but perhaps they should make that point known.
My first one lasted for the 2nd half of this summer before it leaked inside the rubber strain relief, presumably where the fabric attaches to the brass fitting for the spigot (ie. not a washer issue). I was careful with it and was hoping it would leak somewhere at least a few feet away from the female fitting so that I could cut it and use it on my transfer pump but it’s totally useless when it leaks from the male end. Hooked up my second one last week and hope it lasts until winter. I wish these types of hoses were durable because they’re way more convenient to use than heavy rubber hoses.
Specs
Product: 2-Pack: Pocket Hose Copper Bullet 25’ Hoses with Removable Hand Sprayers
Model: 17130-12
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$79.90 (for 2) at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, Oct 9 - Monday, Oct 13
I love me some cheap hose!!
@yakkoTDI take off, hoser!
They just can’t get rid of these.
@alose Apparently someone has a copper ton of these pocket hoses in their pockets somewhere.
I bought these a few months ago and they aren’t dead yet. I like having a lightweight hose, and it’s creepy as fuck the way they slither around when you pressurize and depressurize them.
Is that worth $30, plus shipping? Can you put a price on slithering?!
@UncleVinny
Yeah and I found that to be a bit of a PITA when I tried to fill my pool with a similar hose. I ended up having to put a weight on it so it wouldn’t flop around and come out.
@chienfou oh yeah, and you can’t get the same flow from these hoses that you can from a normal hose. For filling a pool you probably want a conventional one anyway!
@UncleVinny
I actually was using water from two different spigots at the same time to top off the pool. I was just too lazy to disconnect this one and put a different hose on that side of the pool house.
One thing I have noticed is that even though the flow is constricted (volume-wise) the pressure is fantastic. It shoots out of the hose end with a lot more force than my 5/8 in hose does. This is super handy for back-rinsing out the filter on the pool robot to get the small sand and little debris out of the filter to improve the water flow. Of course … it splashes like hell but it’s very effective.
Is that a hose in your pocket…or a pocket hose??
I bought these hoses before, they were pretty fragile and didn’t last very long. I considered buying better hoses, but then I just bought more of these exact same ones, so either they are good enough or I am dumb.
“What the hell are you doing at the bottom of a well??”
@PooltoyWolf Ask Al Borland – I bet that creep put them down there in the first place!
Bought them once, considered getting more since you can chain them together. Instead of typing the same shit over and over I’ll copy my comment from last time:
@dvermilion
You realize that at some point this hose WILL fail and at that point the manager WILL find out about you pirating the water from the water heater, right?
@chienfou @dvermilion I second this. A ruptured water pipe/hose indoors can also be very expensive. The best course of action may be to not trust the hose under pressure when unattended.
@dvermilion @Wireball_
Words of wisdom…
Hosers, eh?
@werehatrack
Thank you Bob and Doug for popularizing that term in the Canadian lexicon.
@chienfou @werehatrack Beauty, eh?
/showme water hose that shoots copper bullets.
/showme gun that shoots water hoses
@mediocrebot Wish I’d had this at the super soaker soak-off.
It bears mentioning (again) that these need to be stored somewhere other than on the ground preferably. I had an issue with bermuda grass trying to grow into the fabric covering on this style hose so it “embedded” in the landscape along a wall under the faucet.
That being said, mine has actually held up very well for being outside all summer in Alabama. We’ll see how it fares over more than one season though…
Just to note, I’ve examined these in a store and the parts are not really “Copper.” They’re lightweight copper colored plastic. The claim is “copper infused.”
Well, I suppose there could be copper flakes mixed into the plastic, but examining how lightweight they are, it just looks like copper coloring “infused” in the plastic. The inner flexible, expandable tube which allows the hose to “grow” isn’t convincingly heavy enough. (if “heavy” means durable).
Several people report they are good enough here in the comments, but they didn’t seem worth it to us.
I like the idea, but it didn’t hold up because of our lack of water pressure…Not the manufacturer’s fault for sure, but perhaps they should make that point known.
Can you connect them to make one 50 foot hose? I don’t need 50 foot of hose, but I would prefer 1 50 ft hose to 2 25 foot hose.
My first one lasted for the 2nd half of this summer before it leaked inside the rubber strain relief, presumably where the fabric attaches to the brass fitting for the spigot (ie. not a washer issue). I was careful with it and was hoping it would leak somewhere at least a few feet away from the female fitting so that I could cut it and use it on my transfer pump but it’s totally useless when it leaks from the male end. Hooked up my second one last week and hope it lasts until winter. I wish these types of hoses were durable because they’re way more convenient to use than heavy rubber hoses.