Continental??? Not for me
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Mikey P
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Parflex.
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I trusted you this far with all my previous purchases. Parflex it is
I've got about 150ft of barely used continental that is still good on my reel. I wonder if I should just use it up for the next 6 months and swap it out then
Cleanworks
Moderator
Use it up or it's a waste. If you have got that much to burn, send some up here
Desk Jockey
Member
They are Goodyear.
I just bought 350 feet of that crap. We will toss it next summer.
I just bought 350 feet of that crap. We will toss it next summer.
Why do they keep selling this stuff?They are Goodyear.
I just bought 350 feet of that crap. We will toss it next summer.
Desk Jockey
Member
Because foo's like me keep buying it. 
Its the easiest to work with but heat kills it. Parker is good stuff but I do get tired of the memory. Now we just use it for a year and replace it.
You can cut the ends back and keep using it but eventually its replacement time.
Its the easiest to work with but heat kills it. Parker is good stuff but I do get tired of the memory. Now we just use it for a year and replace it.
You can cut the ends back and keep using it but eventually its replacement time.
I don't understand what you mean with the memory???Because foo's like me keep buying it.
Its the easiest to work with but heat kills it. Parker is good stuff but I do get tired of the memory. Now we just use it for a year and replace it.
You can cut the ends back and keep using it but eventually its replacement time.
Desk Jockey
Member
It has reel memory and wants to make loops and not lay flat. It won't give you black death and develops pin hole leaks instead of a big blow out.
I've only had one blowout, but several black death experiences. I'm to the point to start experimenting with another type of hose.
I think I'll use what I've got up, and buy some parker hoses spring of next year
Get yourself a 100 footer from Larry, run 25-50(50' me) steel braid off the truck then the parker. Quick connect will be outside of the home 80-90% of the time(good thing). The parker hose doesn't like super hot temps. The steel braid is like a buffer for it.
I've had the same parker hose for over three years. I do not put it on a reel, I bring it in to farthest point in home and roll back to truck. I baby it and it has no memory what so ever... Oh, it also holds heat better.
Simply put, you will never have major hose issues again...
dealtimeman
Everyday is Saturday.
Continental is Goodyear Neptune now.
Maybe you got bad hose. I would talk to your distributor about it.
Maybe you got bad hose. I would talk to your distributor about it.
Mikey P
Administrator
Call me tomorrow.
I explain hose reality.
I explain hose reality.
ruff
Member
If he'd run real hot water in the Parflex, lay it straight for a minute or two and roll it in larger loops (not these real small ones) he'll have much less of a hose memory issue.
If he'd connect the pressure hose to the vac hose, he would never have to deal with it to begin with.
If he'd connect the pressure hose to the vac hose, he would never have to deal with it to begin with.
Cleanworks
Moderator
I really like my Neptune 3000. Matt, what I would do is buy a 50 ft length or 3/8 goodyear hose and use that as your first hose off the truck. Hook up your 1/4 to that. The 50 ft takes the brunt of the heat and can be replaced when needed. It will save the rest of your hoses. Eventually all hoses have to be replaced.
Nate The Great
Member
I was under the impression @Matt Wood machine doesn't get hot enough to worry about it?!?
I myself only had one blow out hose also... A good 200' out from the truck... I was trying to force my Q/C on the valve and the bend and blew at the end connection... No bend restrictor or anything... It was a shitty 25' steel braided hose someone gave me... I shoved it in my vac hose and went to find the on/off valve I was too lazy to turn off before connecting the hose...
I do love my 100' Parflex hose and I hand coil that baby.... Make big loops, do the over & under technique and you'll never have a tangled line...
I do also run a 25' goodyear off my Little Giant #4 Heater to take some of the beating I put in the hose...
I myself only had one blow out hose also... A good 200' out from the truck... I was trying to force my Q/C on the valve and the bend and blew at the end connection... No bend restrictor or anything... It was a shitty 25' steel braided hose someone gave me... I shoved it in my vac hose and went to find the on/off valve I was too lazy to turn off before connecting the hose...
I do love my 100' Parflex hose and I hand coil that baby.... Make big loops, do the over & under technique and you'll never have a tangled line...
I do also run a 25' goodyear off my Little Giant #4 Heater to take some of the beating I put in the hose...
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Desk Jockey
Member
I thought he had a flame thrower in that Titan? 
Word.
Drop the mic.
So far, I like the Continental red rubber garden hose sold at HD. Made in the USA and has heavy brass fittings. Just bought two more.
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ronbeatty
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I have been using Goodyear/Neptune for 10 years and never had a failure. I run pretty hot now and then
What are you using for cleaner/rinse?
What are you using for cleaner/rinse?
Mostly just water, but about 1/10th of all my jobs I use an acid rinse, and I experimented with a couple alkaline rinses a few months agoI have been using Goodyear/Neptune for 10 years and never had a failure. I run pretty hot now and then
Mikey P
Administrator
I have been using Goodyear/Neptune for 10 years and never had a failure. I run pretty hot now and then
Hour often do you replace?
Cleanworks
Moderator
It helps to cool down your hoses before you put them away.
ronbeatty
Member
12 to 18 months.
Mikey P
Administrator
Parflex will last 4 or more
hogjowl
Idiot™
But when you replace it, it'll have several fern stands and an unknown number of sidewalk lights entangled in it.
Mikey P
Administrator
Grape Nihigh?
Desk Jockey
Member
ronbeatty
Member
Hose is cheap, I would rather replace it more often and not have to deal with any issues.
