Apex Soil Soaker 5/8-Inch-by-50-Foot Hose #1025-50 @ richardeward.com

Apex Soil Soaker 5/8-Inch-by-50-Foot Hose #1025-50
from Apex

Features:

• Irrigates deeply while it conserves water
• Made from 60% recycled rubber
• Can be used above or below ground
• Efficient drip and sweating action distributes water evenly

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• Good soaker
  At 25 ft this is a pretty decent soaker. It does it's job and stands up to staking in the ground. Comes with rubber gaskets too, which is nice.
  

• Deceptive adverising
  Although the Amazon website says that this product is 5/8 inch diameter, it is actually 1/2 inch. The packaging for the product doesn't even give a diameter. Perhaps that is why it cannot be sold in California where they have strict labeling laws. I really needed a new soaker hose and my local home supply stores were all out of 5/8 inch hose, so I just kept the product.

• Poor quality
  Some people reported that "water literally pours out of many spots on the hose. This creates flooding instead of soaking". I totally agree. It happened to mine too. First time I turned on the water, I saw at least 4, 5 holes that water shot out as far as 3-4 feets. Over a week, I saw more and more holes!!! This really a piece of junks. Some one may think that because my water source may has too much pressure! No, I have a water pressure gauge that reads only 42 PSI which is low to nornal pressure. Comparing... more info

• Doesn't soak - It pours
  Someone else mentioned that the holes are too big - water literally pours out of many spots on the hose. This creates flooding instead of soaking. Had to return it for refund. Either I received a defective product, or this hose is poorly constructed. Beware!

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