Customer Reviews

Plastair SpringJet PUJ250B93OT-AMZ 50-Foot 1/4-Inch Polyurethane Coil Hose and Wand Set - Blue

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4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(11)
1 star:		(52)

 

 

This is a very nice product for its intended use (albeit one that is rather similar to many others marketed elsewhere). However, please bear in mind a couple of subtleties that may not be obvious from the item description:

(1) The length of the hose is measured at its theoretically full extension. However, the hose never actually reaches this full extension because of elastic resistance (i.e. the very same "spring" effect which is the reason you presumably bought the hose) and torsion along the length of the hose as it is stretched. My experience is that you lose approximately 25% of the hose's length to these two effects. The only way to beat this is by making sure that the hose's rated length is that much LONGER than you need.

(2) Make sure that you have the appropriate adapter permitting you to attach the hose to your faucet. Designer faucets, faucets with hose attachments, imported faucets, and outdoor faucets all may have trouble working with this hose out of the box.

This is a fabulous product--let me count the ways:

1) Attractive and nicely designed, nice color, convenient trigger-mechanism to turn on water, easily adjustable spray, and the cord never gets tangled.

2) Easily attaches to kitchen or bathroom sinks--it comes with an adapter with both male and female threads, so it will hook up to almost all sinks. But, the adapter is a little difficult to unscrew, so I bought (for about $1.50 from Home Depot) a different adaptor to leave on my sink all the time, complete with an aerator, so that I can just screw on the hose when I want to use it. I leave the whole hose in the cabinet under my bathroom sink so that it's handy when I want to use it.

3) Perfect for apartment-dwellers: I live in a fifth-floor brownstone walkup, but I have a lot of plants inside and a balcony with lots of plants outside. The hose easily stretches the 30 feet from my bathroom sink to the balcony, and I can water my tomato plants and pea plants without carrying pitcher after pitcher of water outside. Furthermore, it's great for washing windows from the outside, cleaning off the balcony after a storm, and filling up tubs for apple-ducking or other activities.

My only trouble with this item is that I had to go track down an adapter to make it fit my sink. Other than that, it's been perfect: we can water all of our patio and indoor plants with very little trouble. It works MUCH better than hauling 8-10 pails of water outside every few days! Surprisingly enough, the water pressure is pretty high, too.

The first time I connected it and turned on my faucet the water pressure blew the plunger apart making it inoperable.Do not waste your money on the cheap plastic construction.

I put this device on my outdoor faucet and it functioned beautifully as advertised. Unfortnately, I left the faucet on at full pressure and went out to run an errand and, when I returned, the hose connector (which is plastic and not metal as shown in the picture) had ruptured and I had water streaming out and flooding everything. We have very high water pressure in our town, but you would think that they would have designed the device better. I would NOT recommend.

I was brousing through Amazon.com a few weeks ago and noticed the SpringHose/SpringJet. I had seen them
in stores, and really liked the idea and convenience of this product. Upon further review and price
comparison on Quality, amazon.com has the most competitive price available for this product.
Considering it is a North American made product, I love that I can rely on its lifetime warranty. I
have enjoyed the many conveniences this product has brought, not only to my garden But for indoor watering plants as well.
Many thanks, I Give full marks for the SpringHose!!!!!!!
W.M.

Ok, I live in a very very small condo. I have a end / ground floor unit so I have quite a bit of planting space and a fairly large patio. For months I had been lugging pails of water back and forth.
Not having access to an outdoor spigot I needed a hose that could attach to a indoor sink and I wanted it to stow away in a small space.
I ordered this hose set up from amazon. It came in a very worn box with no packing or instrucions. As a another reviewer stated this hose may NOT work out of the box with some faucets. That was my problem ... I had to purchase an adaptor ($$$) to get a threaded faucet end. Sadly, I had to purchase yet another adpater($$$) to get the right combo of female/male (?) end...and finally I have a working hose. Thats works just ok and does not have great water pressure nor reaches 50 feet.Another problem the "wand" with use keeps popping off. You can fix this by turning off the water and then reattaching it and then tighting it... a lot of work with this hose .After two weeks of daily use it also has devloped a small leak at the wand to hose part .I also have a mess of adapters on my faucet (UGGH!) My advice check out local stores and check your faucet BEFORE ordering this item!

This product is a waste of money. The plastic connection started popping off the faucet on my second use, and got progressively worse. The Plastic hose popped off the sprayer on the third use, and cannot be put back on. Becuase of the low water flow, it actually takes me LONGER to use this product then just filling up a pail. Garbage.

I love this tool for easy plant watering. It's lightweight and the 50' length can reach all of my potted plants on the main floor of my house, the front porch, and back deck without changing faucets. No more filling pitchers over and over and walking back and forth dripping on the floor. As is typical, it leaks slightly at the faucet attachment, but that drains into the sink so there is no mess. Also, the plastic coupler is sometimes difficult to unscrew from the faucet when finished.

low water flow, cord gets tangled if pulled much and seems to strain the plastic fixture...all plastic!! :(