I was using the hose to water my garden when I noticed that the water coming out of the hose smelled of plastic or chemicals. A few of my pepper plants have died. I immediately quit using it We looked at performance and ease of use, but we focused on eco credentials, too. Water is a precious resource and it’s vital a spray gun doesn’t leak or drip, wasting water every time you use it. A controllable flow option that adjusts the volume of water from 40-100 per cent is also helpful and finally, we noted whether we thought the guns were robust enough to last for longer than just a single summer.

Water is a precious resource and it’s vital a spray gun doesn’t leak or drip, wasting water every time you use it. The proposed settlement resolves a class action lawsuit (the “Action”) relating to Defendants’ products called the XHose, XHose Pro, and XHose Pro Extreme (collectively the “Covered Products”). The Action is called Bergman et al. v. DAP Products Inc. et al., and it is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Court Case No. 14-cv-03205-RDB. The Action alleges that some of the advertisements for the Covered Products were false and misleading, that the Covered Products are defective, and that Defendants have breached express and implied warranties for the Covered Products. Defendants deny all allegations of wrongdoing and liability asserted in the Action. The Court has made no determination that any of the allegations are true, and has made no finding of liability or wrongdoing. You can buy a spray gun for as little as a couple of pounds, but if you want the gun to last for longer than one season and for a range of spray patterns or to adjust the volume of water precisely, you need to spend more.Nowhere in the article does the reviewer describe actually touching or using the hose. The reviewer just regurgitates what is said on TV or in the marketing materials. When I took the Xhose home and unboxed it, I was immediately not that overly impressed with the quality. It felt kind of cheap and a bit plasticy – the connectors on either end of the hose as well as the spray gun attachment seemed poor quality. (It seems Xhose have since remedied this by introducing metal connectors with their Xhose Pro) Value for money. Considered all of the above as well as the quality of the design and materials, the length of warranty and the price. The other tip is to use a nozzle on the end of it, like a spray gun. While it isn’t necessary, it will get you the best results possible and will increase the likelihood that you’ll enjoy the experience. This will give you added accuracy for what you’re spraying, and it will make the entire process of using the hose more enjoyable and easier on the hands. Bought 100 ft hose last summer. This summer it leaked and split. The hose was not abused not left in sunlight just isn’t up to the job. Consigned to the garbage. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY,

Turns out there was a tear or some sort of mis-manufacture in the blue material along the length of the hose leaving a gap. Whatever is inside (rubber I think) tried to escape via the hole with water in it and simply exploded. They are garbage. The claim that they are “Built to last” is just not true. Unless you mean they will last 3 months, then pop ONE OF MY 75′ BLEW A HOLE AFTER A MONTH OF NORMAL USE , IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOSE. AFTER ANOTHER WEEK THE NEXT ONE BLEW IN THE MIDDLE ALSO.I just got my hoses today after waiting 9 weeks to get it in my hand. I connected it to the spigot and turned the water on…BOOM it swelled up and popped and started spraying water everywhere!! I took the hoses outside and put them to the test. Both hoses performed flawlessly. With a nozzle attached the water pressure was good. Maybe not as good as a regular hose, but the stream coming out reached maybe 80% of the distance of a regular hose with the same nozzle. The valves are a nice touch and make switching nozzles or attaching/removing a second hose really easy. I like that the hose drains itself of water as it contracts. The weight of an empty hose is extremely light; maybe about 2 pounds. Storing a single 75′ hose takes about the space of a 10″x12″x6″ bag. I would like to find more about the non-potable warning that all these collapsible hoses come with. They warn you not to drink out of them, fill pet water dishes, or things like that. It makes me wonder if it’s safe to water my vegetable garden with it. Digging a little deeper, they claim this is only because, by their nature, hoses are laying on the ground being exposed to germs and stuff. If that’s the case, why don’t regular garden hoses come with the same dire warnings? You’ve likely seen an ad for an expandable hose, because the XHOSE came out at roughly the same time as a bunch of other expandable hoses, and it’s hard to tell which one came out first and which ones are the imitators. Often the only difference is the color, so

This has been way too much writing. There is a ‘FIX’ that can be done at disassembly that will permanently fix the problem so the repair need not be done ever again, but that will have to wait for another time. If anyone wants to go further with the permanent fix, post your request and I will advise. Steve They do exist! There are hoses that say they’re safe for drinking. We bought one from Home Depot. It happened to be blue. It costs more than your regular hoses. Nice to know, but we’ve never really needed that extra feature (we use it for washing cars, watering non-fruit/veg plants), so we probably wasted our money. Might be good for your uses, however.I guess they are making so much money selling them that they don’t have to worry about replacing the defective ones. I am very disappointed in the product and see they are advertising again. I would stay away from this company and product! I think its time to take these folks to the State AG, who is very good, and put them out of business once and for all. You don't have permission to access "http://www.homedepot.com/p/Xhose-5-8-in-Dia-x-50-ft-Pro-Dac-5-High-Performance-Lightweight-Expandable-Garden-Hose-1256/305896879" on this server.