LINEX Garden Soaker hose More Water leakage Heavy Duty Metal Hose Connector Ends 1/2 inch x 50 ft

I have tried several different brands of soakers. Many of them come with a plastic fitting at both ends, and within a very short period of time they leak more water out of the fitting than out of the soaker itself. Then others split very easily along with soakeritself, Making them useless. This is the first brand of soaker that has a solid metal fitting as well as a strong soaker portion, we do a lot of gardening and we are 100% happy with this brand!

We live in the country, so we do have some iron in our water. The inside of the house is fully treated with great water softeners and purification. The outdoor hose spigots are NOT treated water, so they leave rust. Therefore, this soaker hose is the perfect way to eliminate rusty water spraying up on the bricks. I bought several of these. They all link together perfectly. My only complaint is that now the hoses are rust-colored and there aren't many ways to clean them, as rust-eliminating chemicals will break down the rubber.

Works well, evenly distributed the water throughout the length. It does leak at the coupling for the female hose connection. Not a big deal for my application but I was hoping for better quality.

Soaker hose worked beautifully for about 12 hours, with water pressure on low - 1/4 turn or less on our spigot, with a Linex timer on the line. Next day I checked on it and found the soaking - the steady dripping on the hose not happening because most of the water was spraying out of this hole about 3/4 of the way down the hose.In response to this failure Linex quickly sent me a replacement hose. The replacement is working perfectly and comes with a 2 year guarantee.

I bought a soaker hose when I first installed 16 burning bush to make a hedge. This thing was such a piece of garbage. It didn't even last a season in the sun. I guess it got the roots water which is all I really cared about but I ended up pulling it up and throwing it out. I happen to see this listed as something I might like on Amazon and read the reviews... I figured I'd give it a shot even though it's more expensive. My feeling is, how much different could it really be ? A lot different, this can create a consistent drip all the way along the length of the hose. It works flawlessly. No one area gets soaked where the others go dry. You'll be very happy with this purchase if you need a soaker.

All in all, this hose performs as well as can be expected. It's a chore to move around just because it's so long. It seems well made & durable; however, I agree with the comments of some who noted that the output at the foot of the hose isn't as great as at the head. Maybe this is a function of physics.I'm satisfied.

Jun 15: To be fair, I'm beginning to think my water pressure might be too high. Hose is only rated to 50 psi.Jun 20: Confirmed my water pressure was 70 psi for external spigots. Installed flow reducers so flow was reduced to only 25 psi.July 10: A 2nd linex hose burst even after was pressure was reduced to 25 PSI. Hopefully seller will agree to take these 3 hoses back.July 12: Seller agreed to credit the cost of the hoses, so if yours does burst, they stand by their 2 year warranty. Before installing though, buy a $10 water pressure gauge and make sure your water pressure is < 50 psi. If it's not, get the flow reducers ($10/spigot) to protect the soaker hose and prevent water loss through a burst hose. Seems all the soaker hoses, regardless of manufacturer) are only rated up to 50 psi.

Overall I like it. Gets the job done for what it was made for. Only thing is, one of the hoses didn't come with a stopper for the end of it. Other than that I would recommend it