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Style: 5/8" x 5' (feet)
Pattern Name: Hose
Features
- material type: polymer and aluminum fittings
- fitting size for this hose is 3/4 in. 11 12 GHT.
Description
Flexzilla Garden lead-in hoses were engineered with a lightweight Flexible Hybrid Polymer to lie flat and eliminate kinking under pressure. Lead-in hoses come in shorter lengths that allow you to attach a garden reel to the spigot without all the excess hose. Plus, with our superior O-ring you get a long- term, leak-free connection at the spigot that outlasts the competition by far.
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.75 x 8.5 inches
Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
Manufacturer: Legacy
Item model number: HFZG505YW
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
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Top Amazon Reviews
Style: 5/8" x 100' (feet)
Pattern Name: Hose
Doesn't kink at all under pressure. Unkinks easily by pulling and untwisting. I've never had to go and unkink the hose when the pressure is on. The one review showing memory and kinks is completely uninformed. That reviewer doesn't realize you have to untwist all hoses. Any wound hose has a twist every loop. This is the physics of wrapping. And the false review of the hose having memory is truly false. If you untwist the hose it lays perfectly flat right out of the box. Very very supple, very light. Nice o-rings in the ends Easy tighten and remove And it's not magic, it's a hose.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2018 by Gordon B. West
Style: 5/8" x 50' (feet)
Pattern Name: Hose
It’s a very kinky hose The kind you cant expect to water And It will always let your garden down Like a dead snake on the street It’ll go limp in your hand It’s definitely not my favorite And when you try to move it you’ll know its the wrong tool It never aims to please That hose is pretty kinky That hose is super cheap! I’d really like to return it Every time I see it. That hose is pretty mild now That hose is super cheap! I’d really like to return it Every time I see it. It’s not right It’s not right With me....yeah Super cheap! Super cheap! That hose is super cheap! Super cheap! Super cheap! That hose is super cheap!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2018 by B. Tso
Style: 5/8" x 3' (feet)
Pattern Name: Hose
[ TL ; DNR ] ; hyperbolic touting of the hose material that is simply a PVC compound ; has high phthalates levels, toxic chemicals capable of disrupting health ; large outer and inner growth of black mold not long after installation. UPDATE: By July 2022 none of the health risks have decreased and remain a matter of concern. ____ This review applies to the Flexzilla hoses distributed by Weems Industries Inc. doing business as Legacy Manufacturing Co. In reality, the hoses are manufactured by Jieh-Ming Plastics, a Taiwanese company (also d/b/a Mr. Hose in Taiwan, and Jieh-Ming Polymer Materials in China) specializing in hose production and PVC compounding. Jieh-Ming has been listed in the past as a buyer of recycled plastic scrap. (My thanks to D.T. for help in verifying the real manufacturer's name.) MATERIAL: The tube wall of the hose has three layers. The material of the innermost layer is described as a hybrid polymer (i.e., a substance comprising synthetic polymers and inorganic or organic components, or both), whose undisclosed components are touted as safe for water drinking. No information is given on the materials of the other two layers. As described below, however, a 2016 laboratory analysis listed all three layers as just PVC, and detected in all of them rather high concentrations of chemical additives used for making PVC flexible (phthalates). The presence of PVC throughout the entire hose wall is also indicated by the levels of chlorine concentration, ~330,000 ppm, found in these layers. The touted "flexible hybrid polymer" therefore consists simply of PVC, the most environmentally damaging plastic. WATER SAFETY: By and large, hoses without PVC are less likely to contain toxic contaminants, such as heavy metals, flame retardants or phthalates, than hoses with PVC, particularly when the PVC is recycled instead of pure. I was unable to find *verifiable* evidence in the Web (with Legacy and Flexzilla websites included) supporting the sales pitch that the hose is water-drinking safe. Despite this, when replying to a 2017 query about water potability in the Q&A section here [see amzn.to/2LCiKT6], Legacy claimed "the hose meets or exceeds the standards set by the National Sanitation Foundation." Currently, this foundation --actually, a testing and certifying organization whose name changed to NSF International some 30 years ago-- does not have any certified product with the brand Flexzilla in its database. As such claim could have also meant the hose was analyzed against the NSF/ANSI-61 water standard by a third-party laboratory, I further searched for Flexzilla water-test reports over the last decade, reports that are typically valid for only 12 months. Alas, I did not find any. What I did find, however, was the _Garden Hose Study 2016_ of the Ecology Center (Michigan), which included a 50-ft Flexzilla garden hose whose material is listed as PVC. Using IR spectroscopy, a laboratory analytical technique, this study detected multiple phthalates (suggesting a recycled PVC) in all three layers. Contrary to Legacy's claims of safety, the levels of phthalates in the Flexzilla hose were so high as to receive the negative rating of "high overall level of concern" (see one of my figures). This is bad news to those planning to use a Flexzilla hose for water drinking, watering vegetables, or letting children play with it. TOXICITY: Phthalates are chemical additives ("plasticizers") used to soften the PVC's vinyl and make it flexible. They are water soluble and unbound to the vinyl, so they easily leach from a PVC hose into those drinking from it. Absorbed phthalates can disrupt hormonal function, affecting children --both in utero and born-- as well as adults. A decade after the EU's 1999 phthalate ban, several phthalates were PROHIBITED here in 2009 (15 US Code §2057c) above 0.1% in products for children under 3 years of age and toys for children under 12, and some other phthalates were provisionally BANNED. Canada adopted similar restrictions in 2011. The reason for this prohibition is that phthalates may increase the risk of allergic illnesses (asthma or eczema) and of IQ/behavioral alterations in kids, and of pubertal breast changes in boys and girls. They are considered a risk of male genital defects during fetal development and of reduced sperm counts in men. In 2018, a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics found that chemicals in plastic such as phthalates and BPA put children’s health at risk. Any product sold in California that contains any of six phthalates as well as a number of other toxic substances must display the Proposition 65 Warning : "this product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm." Legacy's reaction to Q&A-section queries on the presence of phthalates has ranged from simply ignoring them, as in a 2014 query [see amzn.to/3cbugD9], to replies bordering on fraudulence, as in a 2017 reply [see amzn.to/2D5xQjT] that the hose is "phathalate [sic] free", notwithstanding the Ecology Center study had been published the year before. Parsimoniously, such a misleading reply, and the fact it has not yet been corrected, can be interpreted as deceptive. Because heat increases leaching, with those phthalates leached from the hose's inner layer mixing with the water output, and those from its outer layer accumulating on the hose surface, it is left to one's imagination what is the exposure risk in the image that Legacy shows here of a child (it used to be a toddler in a prior version of the page) drinking from this PVC hose held in his hand out in the sun. Despite Legacy's familiarity with the Prop-65 warning, it did not provide it in its several Amazon pages over many years. Finally, perhaps relenting to criticisms of its very non-transparent selling practices, it put the warning here in 2021 in a "Legal Disclaimer" just above the Consumer Q&A section. Not all together unsurprisingly, it was sloppily done -- in June 2021, this warning did not appear when the 100-ft hose was selected; now, in July 2022, it does not appear for the 50-ft, 75-ft, and 100-ft hoses. I wonder if Legacy considers this an improvement. BLACK MOLD INVASION: About 4 months after I attached the hose to a reel (kept dry off the grass or any other wet surface), it began to be invaded by a black mold. This is shown in an attached picture taken after rubbing the hose with a dry paper towel to remove dirt (as well as some mold) -- the inset shows the same hose when it was installed. This fungal invasion is neither an isolated nor a rare case as proven by the number of US-reviews complaining of it. Handling the moldy hose left black sticky stains on the hands. Any mold invaded object is a health risk: mold not only can produce mycotoxins but also release millions of tiny spores that become air- and water-borne, causing lung, ocular, and skin reactions in those sensitive to them. The plasticized PVC is susceptible to fungal attack because the additives can serve as a nitrogen or carbon source, and, at least for several plasticizers, mold can degrade and deteriorate the plastic, making it brittle and allowing the mold to penetrate it even further. Of course, mold developing in the inner surface of a water hose is a MAJOR water-safety risk, and the hose needs be flushed to remove the black-mold flecks in the standing water inside. I contacted Legacy and a Tech Support agent informed me over the phone, with the polite laconism recommended in cross-examinations, that they do not offer a solution for getting rid of the fungus. After pressing the issue, I was told that "no mold was found in the inner surface of a moldy hose" that they claim to have dissected (though, curiously, neither the dissection nor its results are publicly available). In contrast, some reviews here show that mold can develop inside the hose. With a melamine sponge I could remove some black-mold surface stains or flecks but not others, or those deeper in the wall. Cleaning the surface does not remove deeper fungal growth reaching inner layers, and is merely a temporary cosmetic fix, since the mold returned after I removed the hose from the spigot and kept it in the garage. This is seen in my third picture, taken some months after removing the molding hose (the hose was hung in position for the sake of taking the picture). WARRANTY: Its terms, written in High Pidgin Legalese, are user-UNfriendly. A defective hose would be repaired or replaced if --and only if-- you ship it with the transportation charges prepaid to an authorized service center along with a proof of purchase date and, on a separate document, the original retail label and your name and address. In addition to the distrust of clients implicit in these terms, Legacy shows very little confidence on these Taiwanese hoses it sells: compared to the warranties of hoses water-drinking safer than Flexzilla, the terms are not just draconian but costly as well, as you have to prepay shipping for a hose that can weigh up to 14+ lbs (100-ft). No coverage is allowed for the rather likely possibily that the non-anodized aluminum intake fitting of the hose can *fuse* to the threads of a brass spigot due to galvanic corrosion. This happens when metals in opposite ends of the electropotential series, like aluminium and brass, are in pressed together in the presence of an electrolyte, like tap water, so brass acts as a cathode [-] and aluminum as an anode [+], which leads to corrosion and a costly spigot repair. According to Legacy, though not legally affirmed by judicial opinion, the invasion of black mold is not covered by warranty -- tough luck for those customers who bought hoses that became Moldy Black. (I bet Weems will not put a trademark for this color.) It is censurable that Legacy imitates the three legendary Japanese monkeys, albeit changing the proverb to SEE NO MOLD, HEAR NO MOLD, SPEAK NO MOLD, and is fair to conclude that it considers the Moldy Black issue too frequent to be covered even by its unfriendly, penny-pinching warranty. _
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Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017 by Abbe
Style: 5/8" x 50' (feet)
Pattern Name: Hose
I really need to contact customer service on this one. Bought the hose last Spring and the thing has turned from green to mottled black and its disgusting to look at. I have tried to clean it but its permanent and a terrible hose to look at.
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2017 by Patricia Harrison
Style: 5/8" x 75' (feet)
Pattern Name: Hose
Despite how this hose is described, it absolutely does kink up, and it kinks A LOT. It's awful and very difficult to manuver. You'll spend more time trying to get it unkinked than you will watering plants. Don't waste your money.
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2021 by D Wilson
Style: 5/8" x 100' (feet)
Pattern Name: Hose
...due to all the phenomenal reviews all over the web, but mine are mixed. I have used many hoses over the years, so feel I have a bit of arm-chair knowledge. First, it is not totally a kink-free hose. It will kink at times just like a "regular" hose, but can easily be snapped out by a quick jerk. Not something you can easily do with a "standard" hose, but it does kink and cut the water off, for sure. Second, the description says it "lays flat" when not filled with water. Not true, it clearly doesn't. This wasn't a reason I purchased it, but clearly not as advertised. Third, it coils much harder then a "standard" hose. What I learned is that it needs to fully drained of water first, otherwise, it just creates a twisting effect that makes coiling it impossible. In fact, if it has these twists in it, the coil just "figure-8's" itself with you pick it up. I rarely, if ever, have that issue with a "regular" hose. All-in-all, mixed feelings I would say. If I purchased this without ever seeing a review, I might have given it 4 stars, but the internet hype is crazy, making it sound like it is a drastic hose revolution.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2021 by swnh
Style: 5/8" x 50' (feet)
Pattern Name: Hose
I have Never had a hose that kinked to a full stop of water like this does. Not only does the water stop, but the kinks never stop. Carrying bucket of water would be easier than the continued kinked in this hose.
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2017 by D
Style: 5/8" x 75' (feet)
Pattern Name: Hose
I HATE this hose. How this hose has any good reviews is simply beyond my comprehension. I needed a long hose to reach the back of my yard where I have a pond. This looked like a great idea for a lightweight flexible hose. The only problem is this thing, once coiled up, is almost impossible to extend out without an extended wrestling match. I kid you not, you will feel like you're wrestling a giant snake as you try to get the kinks out of this hose. Unless you twist the hose as you unroll it, it will hold the loops and then kink at regular intervals. This is an especially painful process with a 75' hose. It has a nice feel to it, weighs almost nothing, but in my opinion is completely unusable if you plan of storing it coiled up in a holder/container of some sort. I would only recommend if you plan on leaving it unrolled in your yard.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021 by Stanley R. Trevena