Stretchy hose pipe

paddy555

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I have killed a few in my time… never last longer than a year in my experience
you did well. We had the hozelock ones and they were a nightmare. They kept getting holes in them and leaking, OH had to keep patching them up. A year would have been great. Never again. Mine never got near the horses. They just hung on their support nicely coiled and hosed down the yard. They were very carefully looked after and carefully coiled after each use. In fact I couldn't have been nicer to them. :D

Real shame as they were lovely to use. I hate to think what ours would have done if a horse had trodden on it. That would have been the end.
Our water pressure was good so no problem there.
 

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I loved mine until the horse trod on it. Even a pinprick hole stops it working.

I now have a normal hose for daily use but still have the expandable one for the horsebox shower, as it takes up less space. I also have one stored in a bucket inside so, if the normal one freezes, I have one that is guaranteed to work.
 

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I have the Aldi one. The hose itself is great, it's the trigger bit at the end which has a few leaks. I use it in the garden rather than the yard and have run over it a few times with an overfilled garden waste wheelie bin, no impact.
 

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I paid a bit extra for one of these, it's lasted longer than the cheaper versions, horses have yet to stand on it but I do try to avoid them doing that.
I have the same one, and it's a lot better than the cheaper ones. It's been stomped on a few times, but I try very hard not to let that happen, as once the middle bit of any stretchy hose has been damaged, it's game over. These are reasonably robust though.
JUst don't ever try to fill a water bucket with one that has no rose on it. Unless you want to get really really wet!
 

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I've have a hozelock extending and auto retracting hosepipe at home, it's fitted to the wall and always reeled back in. It's been in use for over 20 years, maybe nearer 30. I don't have my horse here and I don't think any hose is going to withstanding being trodden on often, but treated properly this hose has been an absolute bargain despite being expensive in the first place. The fabric expanding hose are absolute rubbish, particularly in an equine setting.
 

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We like our cheap expanding hosepipe but save it for use in freezing temps when it's not possible to fill horses' water trugs with the normal hosepipe. We avoid running over or letting horses stand on either of them. The drawback of the expanding one is that you have to hold it, rather than leaving it to do its stuff while you get on with other jobs.
 

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I got a cheap one off EBay and so far it’s great. I wouldn’t think it would survive a shod trample but my lads bare and so far hasn’t stood on it. It’s very handy cause I can store it in my tack locker and it doesn’t take up any space, but easily reached the back legs of my horse.
 

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I've have a hozelock extending and auto retracting hosepipe at home, it's fitted to the wall and always reeled back in.
I tried one and sent it back. The problem was the water pressure. Our water is from a borehole with good pressure. The extending hozelock lowers the water pressure. ( I wanted to keep the higher pressure for yard washing)
Contacted hozelook who told us it did reduce the pressure because of the fittings in it and there was nothing we could do to adjust or remove them.


after trying lots of hoses over the years this is where we ended up. It barely kinks and most of all is light and comfortable to hold.
 

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On this earth, hosepipes are the bane of my life! I have tried a lot, and the curly ones do seem to require a strong pressure. I just have 1 bar and it dribbled through 20 metres down hill from water source.
Most hoses kink…ohhh how i curse a kinky hose!!……or they split with weight on them, or they stiffen within a year due to UV damage.
You can get industrial grade, UV-proof, reinforced non-kink ones - theyre pretty expensive per metre but if youre just needing 10-20m it’s is a worthwhile investment so you can use the hose without filling up the swear-box in one session!
 

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On this earth, hosepipes are the bane of my life! I have tried a lot, and the curly ones do seem to require a strong pressure. I just have 1 bar and it dribbled through 20 metres down hill from water source.
Most hoses kink…ohhh how i curse a kinky hose!!……or they split with weight on them, or they stiffen within a year due to UV damage.
You can get industrial grade, UV-proof, reinforced non-kink ones - theyre pretty expensive per metre but if youre just needing 10-20m it’s is a worthwhile investment so you can use the hose without filling up the swear-box in one session!
I think this is why mine has lasted so long, it's always retracted so doesn't get damaged by weather. It also never kinks. Bet they've changed their hose ingredients now, so you have to buy more often. Can't say I've kept Hozelock in the black considering I've only bought one.
 
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