Comments about Grohe 79'' Duralife Metal Hose - 28145:

This is a replacement hose, I had the same hose for 3 years, using it every day by 5 people in the household. It is a very good one, easy to replace, I will get the same one again and again.

Comments about Grohe 79'' Duralife Metal Hose - 28145:

This is an extra-long hose, great for larger shower enclosures. The metal jacket is heavy and rugged with a solid feel. Its weight helps it hang straight without tangling. But the weak link is the very end where the spiral metal jacket attaches to the coupling - after about 3 years of daily use it will get metal fatigue from repeated bending and break off. The internal plastic hose still keeps water flowing with no leaks, but the metal jacket slides down and there is no way to repair. My plumbing supply store told me this is a common problem to all these hoses, and I should expect to get a new one every 3 years or so. Not covered under warranty. It needs some kind of rubber or spring-material strain relief designed in at each end to help protect the ends when bent during normal use to fix the problem. But I don't see any other brand made with such a strain relief feature either, and at least it did not leak even after the metal jacket broke. So, I recommend it but don't suggest paying for the fancy gold finishes, and plan to replace it in 3 years unless it is going into a rarely used guest bath.