FlexzillaGarden Lead-In Hose 5/8 in. x 5 ft., Heavy Duty, Lightweight, Durable, ZillaGreen - HFZG505YW-E

I absolutely love the Flexzilla Garden Lead-In Hose! This 5/8 in. x 10 ft hose is exactly what I needed for my outdoor space. It's the perfect combination of lightweight and heavy-duty—I was impressed with how easy it is to handle, yet it feels sturdy enough to last for years.One of the standout features is how flexible the hose is. Unlike other hoses that kink or twist, this one stays tangle-free and maneuvers around corners without any issues. Plus, it holds up in colder weather and doesn’t get stiff or crack like other hoses I’ve used before.The ZillaGreen color is vibrant and makes it easy to spot in the yard, and the 10-foot length is ideal for connecting to my main hose or spigot without a bunch of extra hose lying around.Overall, I’m really happy with this purchase. If you’re looking for a durable, flexible, and easy-to-use hose, the Flexzilla Garden Lead-In Hose is definitely worth it! Highly recommend!

The Flexzilla Garden Hose is amazing! It’s incredibly lightweight yet durable, with no kinks or tangles. Safe for drinking water and easy to maneuver. The 100-foot length is perfect for large yards, and the bright green color makes it easy to spot. Highly recommend for its flexibility and strength—worth every penny!

I couldn't be happier with the Flexzilla Garden Hose! It's incredibly lightweight, making it super easy to move around the yard without any hassle. The water flow is outstanding — much stronger than any other hose I've used before. You can really tell it's a high-quality, heavy-duty product just by handling it. I was so impressed after using it that I immediately ordered a second one! If you're looking for a durable, easy-to-use hose with excellent performance, this is the one to get. Highly recommend!

Sturdy and yet flexible. Unfortunately horrible mildew on the outside, looks awful. Guess I'll have to try spraying with bleach or mildew remover?? Either way, what a pain. Also did a lot of research and found out there IS a component that makes it NOT safe to drink, but I can't remember what it was. I don't see how any hose could really be safe to drink out of if that hose has been sitting out in the hot sun with water in it... I do love the matching 10-foot and 15-foot lengths that make it convenient for near and far use from the faucet.

I bought the Flexzilla 5/8" x 5' lead-in hose to connect to my water source at the school steer barn and it’s been perfect. The build quality is excellent, it feels rugged and durable without being heavy or stiff. The bright green color is a nice touch too, making it easy to spot. What really impressed me is how flexible it stays, even in cooler temperatures. It lays flat and doesn't fight you like traditional hoses. Plus, it truly lives up to the “no kink” claim, no more struggling to untwist the hose while watering. The fittings are solid metal and don’t leak at all when tightened properly. It’s exactly what I needed for a short connection, and I’ll definitely be buying more Flexzilla products in the future. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a reliable, high-quality short hose!

This Flexzilla garden hose is lightweight and easy to maneuver, but the durability is questionable. It developed leaks after a few months of use. While safe for drinking water, the hose kinks more than expected. Decent for light-duty tasks but not for heavy use. Average quality for the price.

TL, DNR; hyperbolic claims of the hose material, which is basically PVC; contains high levels of phthalates toxic to hormonal function; invaded by ineradicable black mold after few months of use; unfriendly warranty, absolutely distrustful of the customers.UPDATE. By April 2025 none of the health risks have decreased, and remain a matter of concern.__These are white-label OEM hoses made by a plastics company in Taiwan, which was listed in the past as a buyer of recycled plastic scrap. They are sourced by the marketer Weems Industries Inc. (IA), also d/b/a Legacy Manufacturing Co., and sold under its Flexzilla brand label.MATERIALThe hose, described as a "hybrid polymer", has three layers. The polymer components are not disclosed, including those of the hose's innermost layer, which is touted as safe for water drinking. As described below, a Flexzilla hose analysis by a professional laboratory found --in all three layers-- a high concentration of multiple additives used to make PVC flexible (phthalates), indicating the hose has large amounts of PVC in all layers. Thus, the hybrid polymer, which is no longer touted as a "premium" one, is just only a PVC compound, the most environmentally damaging plastic.WATER SAFETYBy and large, a non-PVC hose is much less likely to contain toxic contaminants (like heavy metals, flame retardants, or phthalates) than a PVC hose, particularly if the PVC were recycled. I could not find verifiable evidence supporting the PR pitch that these hoses are safe for water drinking. Neither the Legacy nor the Flexzilla website provide such evidence at the time of this writing. Despite that, when replying to a query about water potability on the Customer Q&A section, Legacy claims "the hose meets or exceeds the standards set by the National Sanitation Foundation" (amzn.to/2LCiKT6). This foundation is a testing/certifying group that took the name NSF International more than 30 years ago.At the time of this review, the NSF website does not list Flexzilla, Legacy, or Weems among companies with NSF-certified products. Given that Legacy's claim could have meant that the hose was tested by a third party for compliance with NSF water standards, I further searched the Web for NSF/ANSI test reports of Flexzilla hoses over the last decade. I did not find any. Alas, what I found was the _Garden Hose Study 2016_ from the Ecology Center (MI), a 50-year-old independent organization that tested 200+ hoses including a 50-ft 5/8" Flexzilla, whose material is listed just as PVC. Multiple phthalates were found in all layers of the hose. Contrary to Legacy's touts of safety, the hose was rated "HIGH" for phthalates, and received the negative evaluation of a "high overall level of concern" [see my figure with such test results]. This is very bad news to those planning to use a Flexzilla garden hose for water drinking, watering vegetables, and, especially, letting children play with or drink from it.TOXICITYPhthalates are chemicals used to soften the PVC's vinyl to make it flexible (plasticizers). These additives are soluble in water and do not bound to the vinyl, so they can easily leach from a PVC hose into the water, in particular if the hose were heated up by the sun. Like BPA, which is also used in vinyl production, the absorbed phthalates can disrupt hormonal function, affecting children (both in utero and born) and adults. One decade after the 1999 EU's ban of phthalates, some phthalates were finally prohibited in the US (15 US Code §2057c) above 0.1% in products for children under 3 years of age, and in toys for children under 12, while some other ones were provisionally banned. Canada adopted similar restrictions in 2011.The reason for the prohibition is that the exposure to phthalates might increase the risks of asthma, neurological disorders, and pubertal breast changes in both boys and girls. The American Academy of Pediatrics reported in 2018 that both BPA and phthalates put children’s health at risk. All products sold in California containing any of a number of phthalates --as well as other harmful toxics-- must display the Proposition 65 Warning : "this product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm."Legacy's reaction to Q&A queries about phthalates in the hose has ranged from just ignoring them, such as to a 2014 query (amzn.to/3cbugD9), to answers bordering on fraudulence, such as its 2017 reply claiming that the Flexzilla hose is "phathalate [sic] free" (amzn.to/2D5xQjT), even though the Ecology Center study had already been published the year before. Given that phthalates leaching from the inner layer mix with the water output, and those leaching from the outer layer accumulate on the hose's surface, it is left to one's imagination what is the exposure risk in the image Legacy shows here of a child drinking from a Flexzilla PVC hose held in his hand out in the sun.A number of California Health & Safety Code notices of violation have been filed against Weems or Legacy, or both, about the presence of toxic phthalates in their products. Despite Legacy's familiarity with the Prop-65 warning, it did not disclose it on its several Amazon webpages for a number of years. Finally, perhaps relenting to criticisms of its non-transparent practices, Legacy disclosed in 2021 it as a "Legal Disclaimer" above the Consumer reviews section of this webpage. And even that was sloppily done: in 6/2021, the warning did not appear if the 100-ft hose were selected ; in 7/2022, it did not appear for the 50-ft, 75-ft, and 100-ft hoses ; and in 1/2023, it once more disappeared for the 100-ft hose. All length models of the hoses deserve the Prop-65 warning.BLACK MOLDLegacy has claimed the hose's outer cover "resists [...] mold''. About 4 months after I attached the new hose to a reel (so it was kept dry off the grass or any other wet surface), it began to develop black mold, both on its surface and in its wall. This is shown in one of my attached pictures, which was taken after rubbing the hose with a dry paper towel to remove dirt, and whose inset shows the same hose when it was installed. This fungal invasion is neither an isolated nor a rare case, as evidenced by the large number of reviews here complaining about it.Handling the black-moldy hose left sticky dark stains on my hand. Mold-invaded objects are a health risk. Black mold not only can produce a harmful mycotoxin (satratoxin G), capable of injuring olfactory sensory neurons in primates, but can also release millions of tiny spores that become air- and water-borne, causing lung, ocular, and skin reactions in those sensitized to them. Plasticized PVC is susceptible to fungal attack since the additives can serve as a nitrogen or carbon source and, at least for several plasticizers, mold can degrade and deteriorate the plastic, allowing the fungus to invade even further. Of course, mold development in the inner surface of the hose is a MAJOR water safety risk -- such a hose needs to be flushed thoroughly to wash away the mold flecks in the standing water inside. With a melamine sponge I could remove some of the surface mold, but not others or those deeper in the tube's wall or inside. Cleaning the surface does not remove the deeper fungal growth reaching inner layers, and is just a temporary cosmetic fix: the mold returned after I removed the hose from the spigot and kept it in the garage. This is shown in my third picture, taken some months after having removed the mold-invaded hose (the hose was hung in position for the sake of taking the picture).I contacted Legacy and spoke over the phone with a Tech Support agent, who told me, with the polite laconism recommended for legal cross-examinations, that the company does not deal with the mold invasion. After pressing the issue of health risks for my children, I was told "no mold was found in the inside of a moldy hose" Legacy claims to have cut open. Evidence of such a dissection or its results are not publicly available. In contrast, some reviews here show that mold indeed develops inside the hose. My opinion is that the company could hardly be more apathetic in relation to the potential health risk of these foreign made hoses that it sells.WARRANTYIts terms are customer-unfriendly. A defective hose would be replaced if you: [1] fill a form online ; [2] cut off both ends of the hose ; [3] cut off its defective part ; [4] cutoff the print band "Flexzilla by Legacy 5/8" ID Type 150 PSI W" on the hose, along with the 4-digit number ; and [5] mail the cut pieces to Legacy at your expense, along with [6] the proof of purchase and return mailing instructions.The hose had aluminum fittings, but no warranty coverage is provided for the likely possibility of the fitting fusing to the brass thread of typical US house spigots due to galvanic corrosion. Also, according to the Legacy's Tech Support, but not affirmed by judicial opinion, the black mold development is not covered by the warranty. Tough luck for customers who bought hoses that became Moldy Black, a color quite unlikely to be trademarked by Weems anytime soon. It is censurable that Legacy imitates the three legendary Japanese monkeys, albeit changing the proverb to SEE NO MOLD, HEAR NO MOLD, SPEAK NO MOLD, and it is fair to conclude that Legacy considers the mold development too frequent to be covered by its unfriendly penny-pinching warranty.~~