Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4189 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Plastair
• Model: PUW650B93OT-AMZ
• Dimensions: 3.50" h x 3.50" w x 33.00" l, 2.64 pounds

Features

• 50-foot coiled watering hose in ocean blue
• Offers a flexible design; great alternative to the standard rubber hose
• Lightweight material reduces fatigue and extends watering time
• Quality brass swivel fittings ensure a long life; coiled design eliminates need for hose reel
• backed by a lifetime warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
With its uniquely coiled design, the polyurethane Plastair SpringHose 50-foot coiled water hose in ocean blue offers a flexible, lightweight alternative to the standard rubber hose. It is drinking-water safe and does not kink or tangle. The Springhose's lightweight material reduces fatigue and extends watering time, and its coiled design eliminates the need for a hose reel. It has quality brass swivel fittings for a long life and, to ensure consumer confidence, it is backed by a lifetime warranty.

From the Manufacturer
Plastair SpringHose PUW650B93OT-AMZ 50-Foot 3/8-Inch Polyurethane Coil Garden Hose, Blue

Customer Reviews

Inside Scoop from a Salesman
I have sold hoses similar to this at home shows before, and here are some of the distinctions which aren't obvious at first glance.

It is exceptionally strong material, and it does hold it's recoil ability.

The measured length is at maximum stretch. Because of the recoil ability it takes a little muscle to get there.

When it's full of water, the weight effects the recoil ability.

The transparent quality of the hose actually lets light inside and can allow the growth of algae.

It is a very clean material and is suitable for drinking water.

It has a higher PSI rating than most hoses which means it's good under pressure.

A few of them together make a decent solar water-heater.

The material is polyurethane. There are good polyurethane adhesives which will seal punctures you might get in the hose.

One of the other reviews stated that the water pressure wasn't sufficient. There are larger diameter versions of this type of hose available.

Hope that helps,

Frank Boyd

Convenient, but a couple quirks
This is a very nice product for its intended use (albeit one that is rather similar to many others marketed elsewhere). However, please bear in mind a couple of subtleties that may not be obvious from the item description:

(1) The length of the hose is measured at its theoretically full extension. However, the hose never actually reaches this full extension because of elastic resistance (i.e. the very same "spring" effect which is the reason you presumably bought the hose) and torsion along the length of the hose as it is stretched. My experience is that you lose approximately 25% of the hose's length to these two effects. The only way to beat this is by making sure that the hose's rated length is that much LONGER than you need.

(2) Make sure that you have the appropriate adapter permitting you to attach the hose to your faucet. Designer faucets, faucets with hose attachments, imported faucets, and outdoor faucets all may have trouble working with this hose out of the box.

Springhose is not as great as I thought
I bought the springhose for covienient hose cleanup and for watering my plants. I was a little disappointed in it. When I began to use the hose with my garden nozzle, the water flow was very weak, even with the hose turned to max flow, and the water flow out the nozzle was slow and felt as if it had gaps of air in it. It also often gets caught on corners. It does spring into a small pile, with some of your own effort, and does save time from hose reeling. If you don't mind giving up full pressure in the hose for the spring feature, then it will make you happy.