Spent $200 on a fancy discharge hose that failed in two weeks

Bought a reinforced rubber hose thinking it'd outlast the standard ones, but it kinked and split on the third job. Anyone else had bad luck upgrading their gear and wish they'd just stuck with the basic stuff?

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the_jennifer1mo ago

Reinforced rubber hose" yeah my buddy upgraded his pressure washer setup with one of those fancy braided lines and it cracked right at the fitting on the second use. He went back to the cheap clear vinyl hose and it's been fine for six months.

jade321mo ago

Yeah, that "upgraded" stuff can be a total scam sometimes. @the_jennifer, it's funny how the fancy things always seem to break in that one spot, like the cheapest option is actually the most reliable thing you own. I've noticed that with everything from garden hoses to phone chargers, it's like the simple stuff just lasts longer because there's less to mess up.