Continental??? Not for me

[BIG WOOD]

6months and my 150ft of continental hose is already shooting out black water. One of the few I haven't tried yet is Parker hoses.

Has anyone else used Continental hoses? They look just like Goodyear hoses

 

[Mikey P]

Parflex.

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[BIG WOOD]

Parflex.

End of subject.

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]

Use it up or it's a waste. If you have got that much to burn, send some up here

 

[Desk Jockey]

They are Goodyear.

I just bought 350 feet of that crap. We will toss it next summer.

 

[BIG WOOD]

They are Goodyear.

I just bought 350 feet of that crap. We will toss it next summer.

Why do they keep selling this stuff?

 

[Desk Jockey]

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.

 

[BIG WOOD]

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.

I don't understand what you mean with the memory???

 

[Desk Jockey]

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.

 

[BIG WOOD]

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

 

[jcooper]

6months and my 150ft of continental hose is already shooting out black water. One of the few I haven't tried yet is Parker hoses.
Has anyone else used Continental hoses? They look just like Goodyear hoses

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]

Continental is Goodyear Neptune now.

Maybe you got bad hose. I would talk to your distributor about it.

 

[Mikey P]

Call me tomorrow.

I explain hose reality.

 

[ruff]

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.

 

[Cleanworks]

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]

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...

 

[Desk Jockey]

I thought he had a flame thrower in that Titan?

 

[jcooper]

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...

Exactly! And... You don't look like a moron ripping hose into the house.

 

[Johnny]

Parflex.

End of subject.

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.

 

[ronbeatty]

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?

 

[SamIam]

I love my 100 foot lead parkers each almost 2 years old.

They lossen up when they heat up.

I'm running a 405 and a 570 and haven't had any heat related issues.

 

[BIG WOOD]

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?

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 ago

 

[Mikey P]

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?

Hour often do you replace?

 

[Cleanworks]

It helps to cool down your hoses before you put them away.

 

[ronbeatty]

Hour often do you replace?

12 to 18 months.

 

[Mikey P]

Parflex will last 4 or more

 

[hogjowl]

Parflex will last 4 or more

But when you replace it, it'll have several fern stands and an unknown number of sidewalk lights entangled in it.

 

[Mikey P]

Grape Nihigh?

 

[Desk Jockey]

 

[ronbeatty]

Hose is cheap, I would rather replace it more often and not have to deal with any issues.