Ace Heavy Duty Kink Free Garden Hose

by Ace

Product Features

• "ACE" HEAVY DUTY KINK FREE GARDEN HOSE
• Duraflow technology
• Kink resistance with patented continuous flow design
• Scuff proof jacket
• Nickel plated couplings 580 PSI

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000ZOM7NY
• Item model number: AC7958025CEZ
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,659 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

Ace Heavy Duty Kink Free Garden Hose Duraflow Technology Kink Resistance With Patented Continuous Flow Design Scuff Proof Jacket Nickel Plated Couplings 580 Psi Green Lifetime Warranty Carded Discovery Nbr, Sup, Hwu 5/8 X 25 All items sold new in original packaging

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars CAUSED CANCER AND BIRTH DEFECTS!!!!!, January 29, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Ace Heavy Duty Kink Free Garden Hose

This hose arrived today and on the back of the label there is a warning stating the following "This hose is NOT intended for drinking water use. This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. WASH HANDS AFTER USE."

WHAT THE HELL?? Okay so I can't water my garden, fill my kiddie pool, fill my animal's drinking bowls, or play in the water during the summer??

That is absolutely rediculous. It's a water hose, it's not rocket science. There is no reason a hose should cotain anything that causes cancer or birth defects.

I will DEFINITELY BE RETURNING THIS ITEM>

DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!!!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars California Prop 65 warning posted on back, February 1, 2008

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Seda (California) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Ace Heavy Duty Kink Free Garden Hose

Dont buy this hose if you plan to use it for your garden, kiddie pool, dog/cat water bowl, playing in the sprinkler, or pretty much anything fun to do with a hose in the summer... According to the label, it's full of lead and other toxins that cause cancer and birth defects... the marine and boat hoses are your best bet here on amazon. Look for "drinking water safe" or "non toxic" on the description.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ALL hoses contain lead!, June 22, 2011

By 

Ellen Jackson (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ace Heavy Duty Kink Free Garden Hose

The fact is that almost ALL hoses you buy contain lead. Here's the warning you'll find on the back of hoses sold in California. Only California requires this label, but don't assume that any other hose you buy is safe:

"...the water standing inside may contain worrisome amounts of lead and other chemicals that leach from the hose itself. Many hoses are made of polyvinyl chloride, which uses lead as a stabilizer.

Consumer Reports tested 16 new hoses, brands sold at national chains and on the Internet. Four were labeled safe for drinking; six had warning labels. The remaining six weren't labeled either way.

The four hoses labeled safe for drinking typically contained less lead in their construction than the others. In our tests, those hoses leached minuscule amounts of lead into water that had been standing in the hose
for 20 hours or more. We measured concentrations well below 15 parts per billion, the level in drinking water at which the Environmental Protection Agency requires remedial action. In fact, tap water contained as much lead as some samples. (The time the water stands in the hose; water temperature and acidity all affect the amount of lead leaching.) Hoses containing the highest amounts of lead, only two of which carried a "do not drink" label, leached 10 to 100 times allowable lead levels in the first draw of standing water.

However, even extremely low levels of lead may cause health problems. A recent study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that lead levels in the blood even lower than the current definition of toxicity may adversely affect a child's IQ."

On July 12, 2007 "Good Morning America" covered a story about reporters from ABC's Phoenix affiliate KNXV-TV. The reporters bought 10 garden hoses randomly at places like Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Target and Ace Hardware.

They filled sections of the hoses with clean water, sealed the ends and put them outside for about a day. Then they delivered that water to a lab. Five of the 10 hoses came back with levels of lead higher than what the Environmental Protection Agency allows for drinking water: 15 parts per billion. Four of those came back with extremely high lead levels. Of the four hoses with the extremely high lead levels, the lab found one with lead levels of 290 parts per billion, which is almost 20 times higher than what the EPA allows for drinking water.

"Hoses tend to be made of PVC, which is a dirty plastic, and lead is used as a stabilizer in that plastic," said Charlie Pizarro, associate director at the Center for Environmental Health."