I bought two of these as 15 foot length hoses online as they are hard to find at my local Home Depot or Lowes, and I needed a short hose to complete a watering system I installed. After only 3 months one of them just blew open. I admit the hose was always "open" as it was hooked to a timer. The "explosion" occurred about 1 foot from the end of the hose, so NOT at the connections. The second hose seems OK so far.