Aqua Joe AJFJH50-58-PRO FiberJacket Non-Expanding Kink-Free Garden, RV, Marine and Camper Hose, Ultra-Lightweight, Drinking Water Safe, ft, 50-Feet x 5/8-Inch

1.) Purchased aqua joke #1. After about 10 uses sprung a leak, catastrophic failure. Hmmm, maybe I just got a bad one. 2.) Purchased aqua joke #2. This one came with a blue and white label on it that states and I quote... "first time use, fully extend hose and then fill with water." I took that to mean the VERY first time but come to find out I believe it means every time!!! lol? So, the VERY first time before using it I straightened it out, all 50' of it, and THEN filled the hose with water as instructed. I was thinking that maybe that is why the first one failed. Nope. My 2nd time using this hose, catastrophic failure #2. I kept the hose in one of those plastic vase looking hose holders with the spigot end coming out the hole in the bottom. I took out the hose which I just laid in the vase holder, set it on the ground and within seconds of turning on the water (barely) it blew up. I'm sorry to report what I believe they mean is that you have to straighten out the hose with zero kinks in it... every... single... time before turning it on or it WILL FAIL. A kink in this hose before or while filled is a death sentence to the hose and your money. You can NOT have a kink in this while storing it. Read that again... you can NOT have a kink in this hose, not one single solitary bend in this hose while storing it. Just how in the world this company is allowed to sell this junk is beyond me. DO NOT BUY THIS HOSE!!! This is not an expandable hose nor is it a heavy duty plastic hose. It's an in-between piece of puke. It does nothing good and is all bad. Think about it, with an expandable hose you can let the water out and throw it in a container, no fuss no muss. With a plastic hose you can do that to but if it gets a kink all you do is straighten out the kink and you're on your way. With this one just one bend anywhere and the hose will fail. DO NOT BUY THIS HOSE!!!

It worked good up until it didn't. We used it for about a month when it split open. My previous experience with this company was good. We have another hose that we have had for over a year. However, the money we paid for this hose is too much when it only lasts for a month.

I honestly don’t think I can put into words how disappointed with this purchase, and the company’s customer service that I have been. Without being dramatic, if aqua Joe made every hose in the entire universe, I would sooner carry water in my mouth to water my garden then I would purchase a single item from them again. Around seven days after my return window closed the internal sleeve on this hose split open, causing it to leak everywhere. I immediately called aqua Joe, and was told that I needed to register the product before any warranty claim could be started. I registered the product that day, and started my email communications with the company, where they inform me that I was approved for a replacement. They told me that the 100 foot hose that I had purchased was out of stock but they would be willing to give me a 50 foot hose, worth 50% less than I paid as an equal exchange. When I told him that was not an acceptable exchange, I would take 2- 50 foot hoses to make up the length and money that I had spent originally on their product, they told me they could not do that. They then informed me that the hose that I had purchased was on a multiple week back order and they did not know when it came back in stock, but I could wait until then. When I told him that was also not acceptable since I had less than 40 days, they inform me that they could give me a store credit for the total that I paid on Amazon, but that the credit would only be able to be used on the aqua Joe website, prices are around 20% higher for the same items. Even if I were to take the store credit, I could not buy the exact hose that failed without coming out of pocket additionally. On top of this experience, there was a point of 10 days with complete radio silence from aqua Joe after I declined their offer for 50 foot hose. On top of the customer service being absolute garbage, the hose still tangles if you don’t unwrap it correctly. The flexibility of it is nice, but only if you’re looking to spend money on a new hose every 45 days.

This is a great hose. Very light, durable, easy to use, flexible.

AJFJH100-58-PRO - 100 ft Version x2 DON'T BUY! Please read my review before thinking about purchasing these. They no longer appear to honor their warranty. I would recommend staying away from this company and all other *Joe products. UPDATE **NEW** After Warranty Replacement Second hose failed same situation no signs of damage. This part of the hose never left my driveway as well. I taped this one off before shutting the water off since I couldn't see where the issue was after the water was off. its not like our water pressure here is insane as well and really based off reviews from people like Project Farm, the burst rating on these hoses is impressive. Do not buy these things as you will only get a warranty replacement as well. Which is frustrating since I can't trust the hose and really don't want to use them. But, at the same time I want to get my moneys worth. UPDATE Replacement has shipped. We will see how long it lasts. UPDATE I contacted support about getting a replacement and they keep losing my order. However when I contact an agent they say I will revive an update withing 48 hours. That was a week ago and I still have not revived anything. I am going to call them this time but I have doubts about getting a replacement now. UPDATED After almost exactly one moth of use the first hose failed. This part of the hose stays inside my garage and never comes in contact with anything that could have damaged it. That includes thorns, sharp/pointy rocks, animals, etc. All this hose has been used for is watering my front yard and garden and one car wash. After every use it was carefully wound up on a real that is attached to my wall inside the garage. Since I am also obsessed with inspecting equipment as I store it I was also looking for any foreign debris while storing it and had never found more then some dirt and lawn debris. It is also interesting that this failed while the hose was in use and not when I started watering this morning. I went out to move my sprinkler and noticed a lot of water in my garage. Good thing that my garage drains properly or else there could have been issues. There are no visible punctures or abrasions to the outside, so the damage is most likely with the inner hose itself. I would not recommend anyone buy this type of hose if they want to use if for an RV or Camper. This hose being so unreliable would not go well if it were to leak in an area that would cause additional damage. OLD This hose is a huge relief from used a PVC or Rubber hose by far. I live in an area where leaving a hose out front makes you really stand out so I like to pack everything up once I am done. Having something that is light yet has good performance is important to me. After my first use I was very impressed on the performance aspect as I had dealt with other fabric and expandable hoses in that past that were very disappointing on the water pressure side. I actually saw better performance out of this hose over a PVC/Rubber hybrid hose I had been using before. But it does not preform as good as my Craftsman rubber hose. Ease of use is fantastic as well. It is easy to deploy and pack up as it is as advertised lightweight. When deploying it, even though it is resistant to kinking, you need to be sure that you pull the hose out and ensure that there are no kinks when you first turn on the water. After the water is on you are in the clear to move this around without the stress of it kinking up every time you move it though. This thing is also fantastic when moving it around as it really doesn't catch on much of anything. In my front I usually have to maneuver around our cars and other hoses get stuck under the tires when they start to rub against them. This hose just glides past the tires without much effort at all. I can't talk to durability yet as I have not really used it much at this point. It looks and feels like it will be a long lasting hose, but the ends are of a little concern to me when looking at how they are attached. If I see anything of concern I will end up updating the review with what i have found as well though. I am sure if you are reading reviews you see all the reports of hoses bursting and/or failing in some way. I thought it was worth the risk based on what I needed. I also trust the brand since I have had positive interaction with their customer service in the past. I'm looking to buy a few of the 25 ft version as well for use with a above ground sprinkler system for my yard. But I am giving this a bit to see how well it works. I don't want a hose to fail while I have a sprinkler going for 30 to 45 minutes and just flood an area of my yard or garden.

I purchased this product and got about a month of use out of it until one day it started spewing out water. Not a pinhole or small cut...there is a 4" long split in the inner hose. I am thinking manufacturer defect. It's past the return period so I cannot return it for a refund or replacement. Other than this one hose having a problem...I like these ones and I have 4 of them!!

Very good product

Revised after 6 months - Due to such an early failure of the hose materials, plus some usage issues, I am revising my initial review below from 5 stars to 2 stars. First of all, the hose internal membrane failed after 6 months with hardly any use and no temperature extremes, i.e. winter to summer, causing leakage at various points along the hose. Second, the longer hose has too much pressure drop, resulting in just a trickle of water at the end which makes it basically useless. If you close off the end, the pressure builds and looks like it would supply sufficient water. But, once you start using water is when the problem begins. So, possibly the shorter (<50ft) would be sufficient for yard use, but nothing longer than that. A rigid hose is really a must. The pressure drop is worth 1 star, but the leaks are worth removing 2 more. In our area, this brand is fairly new to the market, which is flooded with flexible fiber hoses at this time. I had purchased this one at one of the major home and garden stores for my mother-in-law, liked it a lot, but then they were out of stock. So, I was glad to find it online here. Its quality and performance was much better than other brands, and it's kink-free system seemed to work much better. Also, with the 100ft length, I could roll the whole thing onto a standard hose reel with plenty room to spare. I would say, in the short term, I'm very pleased. This will be an occasional use hose, so should last a long time. I presently can't advise if you plan to use it often; but, like most fiber hoses, it will not last as long as a conventional hose if you're dragging it over concrete, etc. And, like many common lightweight hoses these days, the threaded ends are aluminum composites, which will corrode more quickly than brass when exposed to hard water. So, treat them with a corrosion inhibitor, Vaseline, etc., prior to assembly.