So far so good we’ve had this house on our outdoor gardening water connection. The braided material seems to be durable. If that changes I will update the reviewI bought a few of these for special external uses near my washer, such as filling it up past the normal "high" level which just isn't enough for me. I had to buy a on-off controllable splitter to make this happen but so far the hoses have held up very well with zero leaks, esp at the splitter. It comes with good black washers which so far haven't leaked one bit under my home's average water pressure. I'd highly recommend them after 3 months of good use.excelente inversionPurchased these hoses to use with a tankless water heater flush kit I am assembling: Two 8' foot washing machine hoses and 1/6-hp utility pump,(both from Amazon) plus 5-gal bucket w/ lid from local box-store and RectorSeal flush.kit from local plumbing supply house. Have not yet used because just had plumber flush ($200) while doing other plumbing work. Building your own kit is much less costly than buying the kit unit on Amazon. Got the SS-braided hoses for longevity sake and expect them to hold up well. Anyone with a tankless water heater needs to know that flushing ca. one / year is a recommended by Rinnai and other manufacturers. Online YouTube suggests using three generic one-gallon containers of distilled white vinegar does which should perform just as well as the commercial flush. With this hoses and self-assembled kit (ca. $75 total vs. $135 Amazon's pre-assembled kit), I will save myself hundreds of dollars each year by doing flush myself, a rather simple 1 to 1-1/2 hour process. Be sure to get these SS-braided hoses to go in your kit or to change washing machine hoses every 5 years as recommended.excellent steel pipe for the moneyLong, sturdy, strong.So far so good, no issues.Leaks between brais and connectorand no one locally had it in stock, in under 3 days we recieved the hose, so we can finally wash again. Not only is it a 1/3 rd the price of other hoses, those are rubber and not braided steel reinforced~
