Plastair SpringHose 50 Foot Coiled Water Hose, Ocean Blue #PUW650B93OT

Customer Reviews

A more convenient hose

2008-05-30
I find this coiled hose so much easier to use than a standard one. They take up less room and are much lighter in weight. I would guess they might not be as durable as a high-quality standard hose, but I could be wrong, since I haven't had one long enough to tell. You do need to buy one longer than you think, because you won't want to totally uncoil it to reach.

Plastair Coiled Hose

2008-04-26
Works as advertised. Very flexible compared to earlier, stiffer versions. Flow is somewhat limited, however, due to diameter.

Good Quality at a great price

2007-10-11
Not that much can be said about a hose, but this one is fine- good quality construction at the best price I could find. Even better, when my order was lost by the US Postal service (imagine that!) Amazon was truly awesome about shipping a replacement immediately.

Cheap Quality

2007-10-04
I previously owned a rubber coil hose for several years which never became kinked. This new coil hose is lightweight as advertised, and as such, it is not very strong. Therefore, it does not recoil very quickly and you have to make it happen somewhat. It tends to twist up each time I recoil it (the plastic kind of sticks) and then I have to take the time to unravel it. Though I am only talking 15 seconds at most, compared to the rubber hose I owned (which I could not find anywhere to purchase) it is annoying. Also, this hose has such a short threaded end that when you twist on a spray nozzle, you may not be able to tighten it enough as you have nothing to grab other than the hose by the time the nozzle gets to the end of the thread. Mine currently drips due to this. I doubt I will even be able to remove the spray nozzle without cutting it off the hose. My advice, find a rubber coil hose then post on Amazon where you found it!

Great for watering pots on the deck!

2006-08-02
This was a replacement hose for our deck. It works well for watering the many potted plants. Then it coils back and around the bottom of one pot which adds to the decor and takes care of storage. One thing I didn't realize is a smaller hose limits the pressure somewhat and when I use a pressure nozzle to clean the deck, it's effectiveness is greatly reduced. This probably will not be a big issue, since my main purpose was to get a hose that would work well for the potted plants and be easy to put away daily. It is perfect for that. Also, remember the coil takes up some of the length. It is a good idea to purchase a hose longer than needed.

Coiled Water Hose - Save your money

2008-06-25
My in-laws purchased us one of these and it was annoying! It would get tangled in between coils. You had to pull really hard to get it extended.

Picture is a much better product than the real thing!

2008-06-14
The hose in the picture shows metal conectors the one I got was plastic. I have high water presure and it blew off and soaked my bathroom.

Not what I expected

2008-06-11
Granted, this is a $20 hose, but I thought it would be ok for what I wanted. I only have a small group of shrubs and plants which I wanted to water with this hose and I thought it would be great to pull it out, do my watering, and presto, let it spring back. I was very wrong. First of all, I had a horrible time with the faucet fitting. I tried multiple times to get it to work without leaking but it only ended in me getting drenched when I went to turn the water on or off. The water pressure was not great, but with the smaller hose, I had already assumed that would be the case. If you want to use this for something other than minor watering, don't bother. The spring recoil did not work. I basically had to pick the hose up and place it where I wanted it and "help" the recoil process along.

I really liked the idea of a quick, cool hose. That's exactly what it was though..just an idea. I would NOT recommend this to anyone.

Hose, not hosed

2008-06-06
Plastair SpringHose 50-Foot Coiled Water Hose, Ocean Blue #PUW650B93OT
I live in an apartment without any outside water spigots. I have a container garden and flowers outside. Watering was a total pain lugging a large watering jug back and forth, back and forth. Not to mention filling it in a kitchen sink. Ugh! Now I just hook up my springhose to either my kitchen sink or bathroom faucet and my watering is done in minutes instead of over an hour of lugging and hauling. I have never had any drips or leaks on my floor or carpeting and I drag it from the front of my apartment through the house and into the back. LOVE IT!!!!

a change for the better

2008-06-05
Got one of these for my mother-in-law a few years back and decided it was time to give myself a break from dragging that heavy, annoying, snarled up mess of hose.
Glad I did. Slightly less water pressure but OK for my needs. Fittings could be a little more substantial.