How to choose an expandable irrigation hose
Preparing for the summer season confronts the gardener with the need to purchase new equipment. Most often, watering hoses fail due to regular use. On ordinary ones (during spraying of plantings), creases occur - this quickly disables the tool, so gardeners are increasingly giving preference to self-extending hoses.
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How to choose the right expandable irrigation hose?
The device is an elastic pipe made from modern materials, which, when water pressure is applied, stretches to real, familiar sizes. At the same time, the weight does not increase, the work is convenient and comfortable.
A special nozzle is considered a special advantage. It regulates the intensity of moisture supply and the strength of the jet, thanks to which such a hose can be used to water both delicate plantings with thin stems and trees with large trunks.
The nozzle offers operation in several modes: from watering with one thick stream to spraying small particles of liquid, like a shower. It makes watering the garden interesting and fun; even children will be interested in the process.
An undoubted advantage is the availability of connection of several hoses into one. In this case, you won’t have to be too zealous and figure out how to attach them to each other. Manufacturers thought of everything in advance, including adapters in the kit.This way the gardener will be able to achieve the required length of the watering tool.
Self-extending hose has a number of advantages:
- Made from the strongest latex, which allows it to be used for many years without resorting to repair or replacement.
- Due to the material of manufacture, it can withstand various water pressures without compromising its condition.
- Outwardly it looks like an accordion and is not afraid of creases, impacts and other physical influences.
- Affordable price.
As it stretches, it acquires dimensions three times its original size.
In addition, the ability to greatly shrink in size when the water is turned off makes it easier to store the tool. A small compressed hose can be hung in a shed or folded into a box and placed in a closet in the house.
Among the disadvantages are only intolerance to negative temperatures and the ability to maximize opening only on flat surfaces. Otherwise, this is an ideal hose with a length from 7 to 75 meters.
How to choose?
When going to the store, first determine the length of the hose. Usually they are sold in a coil from 15 to 50 meters or per piece, when a person can choose the length themselves. We also advise you to decide in advance on the diameter of the pipe.
We do not recommend chasing cheap prices, as it is easy to run into unscrupulous suppliers. We also advise you to avoid buying single-layer hoses: they will not last long.
Also make sure that when liquid pressure is applied, the diameter of the product increases along with the length. Otherwise, the operation of the watering system will be incorrect and will create inconvenience for the owner of the garden plot.
At first, confidence in such hoses was minimal - gardeners did not risk buying new generation garden tools.In recent years, there has been an increase in the popularity of self-extending hoses. Gardeners are happy to make their task easier with watering plot.
