I've had Flexilla for years now and love them. They've held up very well for my purposes and rarely have any kind of kink. The hose doesn't have a memory either so it rolls up great every time on Eely reels.
@@futz48I have one that is on its third season and another on its second. And I live in rural Indiana, so I’m dragging them across rocks and dirt a good amount of the time.
I had a hose like yours and a contractor hose last year.....hated them both. Way too heavy and they kinked all the time. Started with Flexzilla in February and have had no issues. A lot lighter and way easier to work with.
Flexzilla has worked well for me as a homeowner, all my life as child my parents would buy cheap hoses. I got a killer deal at NAPA auto parts on a flexzilla. I bought it and it changed my life, recently had its crimp end come off 2 years later, but i just pushed it back on. I think the swivel hoses are more prone to that tho, due to a different type of crimp connection.
The thing I noticed about Flexzilla is if you got the quick disconnect version, 1/2" 50', something weird happens. I had a home that the plumbers didn't restrict it yet, waiting for irrigation guys so 120 psi. I was doing a quick drive rinse, I do WFP. A bit of a tug and hose came out. OK, it end back in. The hose was bulging now so cut off a few inches, still buldge. I have clamped ends now but thinking the 120 psi for a 150 psi rated hose somehow damaged the tubing because If I hook up to a home with good psi like 80, it buldges right at the connection point. Yeah, I use a Flexzilla air line for WFP line and works great even in winter and reeling it in feels like speed hose.
I'm not using it like you do, but I really like the Continental black rubber hose from Home Depot. They don't get stiff like vinyl hoses, even in cold weather. Haven't had any problems with cracking. The solid brass couplings are way better than the aluminum on a lot of hoses (aluminum will corrode brass fittings). They will kink, but the kink isn't permanent and doesn't damage the hose. I've got black rubber hoses that are decades old and in fine shape despite being left out in the sun for years at a time.
Thanks I appreciate that. If these don’t work out I will have more to try. I believe I have seen the Continental before and it looked like a good hose.
Man iv bought plenty of flexilla hoses and what i have noticed is some last for a long time and some have problems in a couple weeks! Idk but i love them over any other hoses
I work in and around the city so we have tremendous water pressure. I’m always dragging my flexzills across asphalt all the time. They have lasted me 5 years.
Actually Project Farm tested garden hoses 2 years ago and Flexzilla had 2 kinks. The worst was Flexon with 5 kinks, Goodyear & Aqua Plumb had 4 kinks, Worth 3 kinks, Briggs & Stratton tied with Flexzilla with 2 kinks, Gilmour 1 kink, and four models had zero kinks: Fildanco Expandable, Aqua Joe, Zero G, and Bionic Steel. Besides kinking, testing included puncture resistance, burst pressure, water flow rate, level of force needed to drag 25 foot section of hose, and hose end strength (failure load).
@@jonboysprowash7845 I try to not get the black hoses too. It's also in the Florida sun all day, barely covered at the edge of the roof on the side of the house. Our other hoses keep lasting only 10 years max, but we're not professionals either.
Hope it works well for you because it is a consumer product... with a whole lot of marketing dollars. Which means it is a bottom grade consumer product.
@@joshcagle6035 Run…😂. Nah just be upfront with customer and let them know there could be some spotting. It will drip off and go places you don’t want it to. That really does sound like a nightmare job though. With gutters wouldn’t be that bad. Depends also if metal or shingles too. Just go slow
I hate all the lies and advertising.. I needed a hose that would withstand a lot of suction from a pump, and I bought this one that claims to not kink and can handle high pressure. well as soon as I turn the pump on it flattened it right out and it was struggling to pull water because the hose was collapsing.. I guess flexzilla is in my future. I think it's that green hose you're showing now that I couldn't get to work with the pump
Flexzilla is what I’m going to now. I’m just feeling a buffer tank with it, so I shouldn’t have any issues like that. When I used my Zero-G hose direct feeding it would collapse. Not cool at all.
flexzilla is one of the few things that are worth the hype. ive been dragging around the same 4 hoses for like 3 years now. absolutely love it
Great to hear. 👍
I've had Flexilla for years now and love them. They've held up very well for my purposes and rarely have any kind of kink. The hose doesn't have a memory either so it rolls up great every time on Eely reels.
That is huge. The stiffness of the one I replaced and the memory in it was horrible.
My Flexzilla lasted one season before pinholing from one end to the other. One season of gentle use! They're crap!
Dang that sucks. I hope these hold up better than that. I have always been a fan of the Zero-G,but wanted to try these out.
@@jonboysprowash7845 - Maybe I just got one of a bad batch? I guess you're gonna find out, huh?
@@futz48 For sure I’m going to😂. I’m not easy on hoses so if it is going to be bad I’m going to find out.
@@futz48I have one that is on its third season and another on its second. And I live in rural Indiana, so I’m dragging them across rocks and dirt a good amount of the time.
@@michaelnorris7787 I probably got one out of a bad batch.
I had a hose like yours and a contractor hose last year.....hated them both. Way too heavy and they kinked all the time. Started with Flexzilla in February and have had no issues. A lot lighter and way easier to work with.
That’s great. I hope this one will be a good one too.
Flexzilla has worked well for me as a homeowner, all my life as child my parents would buy cheap hoses. I got a killer deal at NAPA auto parts on a flexzilla. I bought it and it changed my life, recently had its crimp end come off 2 years later, but i just pushed it back on. I think the swivel hoses are more prone to that tho, due to a different type of crimp connection.
I didn’t spend the extra on the swivels,so maybe this one will last me a long time too.
The thing I noticed about Flexzilla is if you got the quick disconnect version, 1/2" 50', something weird happens. I had a home that the plumbers didn't restrict it yet, waiting for irrigation guys so 120 psi. I was doing a quick drive rinse, I do WFP. A bit of a tug and hose came out. OK, it end back in. The hose was bulging now so cut off a few inches, still buldge. I have clamped ends now but thinking the 120 psi for a 150 psi rated hose somehow damaged the tubing because If I hook up to a home with good psi like 80, it buldges right at the connection point. Yeah, I use a Flexzilla air line for WFP line and works great even in winter and reeling it in feels like speed hose.
I found reeling this 5/8 hose was really easy too. That extra psi may have caused some damage for sure.
I'm not using it like you do, but I really like the Continental black rubber hose from Home Depot. They don't get stiff like vinyl hoses, even in cold weather. Haven't had any problems with cracking. The solid brass couplings are way better than the aluminum on a lot of hoses (aluminum will corrode brass fittings).
They will kink, but the kink isn't permanent and doesn't damage the hose. I've got black rubber hoses that are decades old and in fine shape despite being left out in the sun for years at a time.
Thanks I appreciate that. If these don’t work out I will have more to try. I believe I have seen the Continental before and it looked like a good hose.
Man iv bought plenty of flexilla hoses and what i have noticed is some last for a long time and some have problems in a couple weeks! Idk but i love them over any other hoses
Thanks. I hope this one last awhile. So far so good.
Gotta get contractor hose
If this one doesn’t work out I will be looking at getting some for sure. I have seen some 3/4 Goodyear that looks like it may be pretty tough.
I use the red 3/4 never kink hose,The pro contractor.Never had a problem with it.
@@DouseAHouse Good to know. Thank you.
I work in and around the city so we have tremendous water pressure. I’m always dragging my flexzills across asphalt all the time. They have lasted me 5 years.
That is great to hear. I’ve seen guys using them for years and swearing by them,so I had to try one.
Actually Project Farm tested garden hoses 2 years ago and Flexzilla had 2 kinks. The worst was Flexon with 5 kinks, Goodyear & Aqua Plumb had 4 kinks, Worth 3 kinks, Briggs & Stratton tied with Flexzilla with 2 kinks, Gilmour 1 kink, and four models had zero kinks: Fildanco Expandable, Aqua Joe, Zero G, and Bionic Steel. Besides kinking, testing included puncture resistance, burst pressure, water flow rate, level of force needed to drag 25 foot section of hose, and hose end strength (failure load).
I love my Zero-G hoses. I have recommended them to customers for years now. I’ll have to check out that hose review. Thanks.
My dad bought a heavy duty neverkink 60 foot hose 15-20 years ago and it only kinked like twice but is still holding up just fine.
@@StuffTested That is great. I wish mine would have lasted like that.
@@jonboysprowash7845 I try to not get the black hoses too. It's also in the Florida sun all day, barely covered at the edge of the roof on the side of the house. Our other hoses keep lasting only 10 years max, but we're not professionals either.
@@StuffTested If I could keep a hose for 10 years for work or the house I would consider that a win😂
Hope it works well for you because it is a consumer product... with a whole lot of marketing dollars. Which means it is a bottom grade consumer product.
Thanks I hope it does too.
Always found the best hose are the hd rubber hoses. Last forever and hard to kink.
Good to note. I hope these will last awhile. I’m going to find out.
Flexzilla is the only way to go ! I love mine !
I have never heard anything bad about it,so I think it is a good choice. 👍
@@jonboysprowash7845 yeah I’ve had mine for about 3 years now and it’s amazing.
@@jonboysprowash7845 any tips on doing a roof wash on a log cabin with no gutters ?
@@joshcagle6035 Run…😂. Nah just be upfront with customer and let them know there could be some spotting. It will drip off and go places you don’t want it to. That really does sound like a nightmare job though. With gutters wouldn’t be that bad. Depends also if metal or shingles too. Just go slow
@@jonboysprowash7845 it’s shingles and ima try to upsell the house wash so it will look better because the cabin is very dirty also
I had my for 5 to 6 years no problems
That is great to hear.
WELL ... I bought one .... and unless you lay it out in a straight line ... it kinks up a lot = FAIL
That sucks. I’m hoping these will be better than that.
So walk it out. Lazy butt.
I hate all the lies and advertising.. I needed a hose that would withstand a lot of suction from a pump, and I bought this one that claims to not kink and can handle high pressure. well as soon as I turn the pump on it flattened it right out and it was struggling to pull water because the hose was collapsing.. I guess flexzilla is in my future.
I think it's that green hose you're showing now that I couldn't get to work with the pump
Flexzilla is what I’m going to now. I’m just feeling a buffer tank with it, so I shouldn’t have any issues like that. When I used my Zero-G hose direct feeding it would collapse. Not cool at all.
Good Lordt that hose is ass😂
Yeah man I tried to suck it up and use it,but I couldn’t take it anymore 😂
Them green ones are junk
I’m about to find out 😂
Tank feeding a direct drive pump is the bigger issue
I dont have any issues with it. It pulls really good.
@@Callsign_Sturm For sure. If feeding it is an issue a pump would help tremendously.