Water Right 400 Series Polyurethane Slim & Light Drinking Water Safe Garden Hose, 100-Foot x 7/16-Inch, Brass Fittings, Eggplant, USA Made

This is a fantastic hose! Very slim and light, easy to move around, fits easily on my hose reel with room to spare, and looks good, too. We do a lot of backyard gardening, and our lot is pretty deep, so we need a 100' hose to reach all the areas of the yard. I previously was using 5/8" hose, which provides good water flow, but was difficult to work with - heavy to pull around, easy to damage plants, hard to maneuver, and the weight was prone to moving sprinklers slightly out of alignment. This hose is 1/2" in diameter, which means that it is noticeably thinner and lighter than a 'normal' 5/8" hose, and is much more light and maneuverable to use. That means less damage to plants, and much less frustration with dragging the hose around and trying to get it perfectly positioned with the sprinklers. One point to note is that the water flow is reduced due to the smaller hose diameter, but as long as you understand that going in (which I did) it's an acceptable trade-off. For me, what that means is that instead of being able to water my entire back lawn using two sprinkler moves/positions, I now have to use three moves/positions. That small inconvenience is more than made up for by the overall ease in using this hose for all of our other needs, but if you have specific requirements for maximum water flow, this smaller, thinner hose might not be a good choice. The quality of the hose material is also top notch, and it has the look and feel of a hose that will last for a long time. I have the intention of coming back to update this review after a few seasons to speak to longevity, but having owned a lot of hoses over the years, I can tell you that my early impressions after a couple of months are that this will be an outstanding and durable hose. Oh, and my wife *loves* the eggplant color. :)

UPDATE: I still love this hose even though I only use it for applying liquid fertilizer and other yard treatments. Another update is the photo of the reel I bought to store 100ft of the 9/16" version on. This is the Yard Butler Handy Reel, and it's a miniature reel that stores this hose efficiently. I've been hand coiling my hose this whole time and that got old. I didn't want a full-size reel taking up space when I only use this hose maybe 10 times a year. This summer I started applying my own yard chemicals, mainly in liquid form using a Chapin hose-end sprayer. I have 8000 square feet of turf and was using my standard 5/8" hose, which was heavy and a pain to maneuver around flower beds and other obstacles. I came looking for a smaller, lighter hose. After reading many reviews, I think it's important for folks to understand that there are 3 basic characteristics to choose from when it comes to hoses and pipes: --Pressure drop (psi) --Flow Rate (gallons per minute or gpm) --Diameter (inches, and factors into the weight of the hose) You can choose any two at the expense of the third. For example, if you want to maintain pressure and high flow, you need a larger diameter hose. If you want a small diameter that maintains pressure then you have to limit your flow. You can't have a high flow rate with minimal pressure loss from a small diameter hose. Fluid mechanics don't work that way. I replaced all the 1/2" pipe with 3/4" pipe in my crawlspace for these reasons. My Chapin hose-end sprayer runs at 0.5 gpm (tested with a bucket and timer). A simple online pipe calculator told me that a 100-foot hose at 7/16" diameter operating at 0.5 gpm will lose only 3 psi of pressure. The pressure at the spigot is 55 psi, so I have plenty of pressure at the other end of the hose with a flow rate of only 0.5 gpm. There is no noticeable difference in my sprayer performance between my big hose and my new hose, and now I can easily walk around spraying without lugging a heavy hose. Now, if I put my regular high-flow, car-washing nozzle on this skinny hose the performance is pathetic, but that's to be expected. You simply cannot ask this 7/16" hose for that kind of flow without a massive drop in pressure. I'll use my big hose for tasks like washing the car, filling the pool, and irrigating my lawn. This hose is good for lower-flow applications like applying chemicals with a hose-end sprayer, watering potted plants, and feeding a pressure washer (since they don't consume a lot of water). This 100ft hose would be a terrible choice for high-flow applications like washing your car, feeding a large lawn sprinkler, washing a driveway, or fighting a fire (anything where you need to move a lot of water in a short time). I saw a lot of reviews about the hose coil memory. Based on those reviews, when I unboxed my hose I expected a mess. I was planning to pressurize the hose and and leave it in the sun to straighten out. However, the picture included with this review was taken the moment I had the hose uncoiled out of the box it came in. I don't know what those reviewers are talking about since you see the hose is neatly laid out. For the record, it was about 85 degrees when this happened, and that may have made the hose more limber. The one complaint I have is the hose has a rubbery feel to it and it does not like to slide against itself or other smooth objects. I'm hoping this will go away after the hose is scuffed and gets dirty. I pull my hoses around patio furniture to avoid flower beds, and this hose tends to "grab" and not slide easily. Again, this may go away as the hose gets used more. I've experienced a couple of kinks, but they happen from my own poor hose management. If you let the hose twist too much and then pull it, the loops may kink. The thinner wall that makes the hose lighter likely contributes to this. You need to be mindful of how you drag the hose around and avoid twisting it. Mostly the loops just straighten out on their own, and usually a "whip" of the hose will get a kink to pop out, which is easy with this light-weight hose. In summary, I'm thrilled with this new hose since it'll make spraying chemicals much, much easier. It's a great hose for some applications, and don't expect this hose to perform like a 5/8" or 3/4" hose since there's a reason hoses are made that big.

The hose works as expected and all of the highlights are great. I've had it about a year and find that some of downsides will keep me from buying another one. On the plus side it's lightweight and easy to get around. The material on the fittings seems great. On the downside - the hose kinks pretty easily and the flow of water seems pretty restricted. Both of those might be due to the diameter of the hose though. The biggest issue I have is getting the fittings to stay connected to the hose. I had the water turned on a couple of months back while the nozzle was shut off. Eventually the fitting with the nozzle shot of the end of the hose. It looks like the fittings are friction fit. The plastic that holds the fittings in place and the hose itself softened. That combined with the increased water pressure caused the failure. I was able to push things back together and the hose works fine. But the fitting started popping off with increasing frequency. I contacted their support group on their website and never received a response. Ultimately I replaced the plastic with a metal hose clamp. The hose has worked fine since. So, a fine hose with one star subtracted for the failure and another for failing to respond to my support request.

So far, I’m friends with this hose. I bought it because the Water Right brand claims to be free of BPA, lead, and phthalates; and this commitment is extremely important to me as the mother, daughter, and granddaughter of cancer survivors. Use: I use the hose to water my veggies, herbs, and ornamental plants. The hose took a teensy bit of coaxing away far as maneuvering it at first, especially when winding it on our hose reel, but after the first week of getting it, it seems to be more flexible. It’s super lightweight, which is a bonus for me because I’m middle aged and a “very small animal,” so it gets points for that. Plus, I just dig the purple color. It makes me happy. I can’t speak to the durability yet, but I’ll try to remember to update this review in a year or two. Edit 3/17/2023: Still going strong, and the color has barely faded. I’m impressed!

I bought this exact hose 10 years ago and the fittings finally wore out. It was a no brainer that I would buy this again. Lasted 10 Years!!! We have an extensive garden with over 100 pots that the sprinkler system does not get to. This hose has been great for my wife as it is lightweight and at 100' reaches the whole back yard. I also have another one of these hoses in the front yard but it does not get as much use and is still in good shape after 10 years.