88624000 Hose Combo

For a pleasant surprise, this installed quickly and worked fine the first time. The two glitches were not the fault of the hose. First, I had a hard time releasing the original hose from the quick-release clamp. (I reused the short pigtail from the original install, so didn't need or use the one that comes with this hose) Two opposing release tabs needed to be depressed at the same time and the old nipple pulled out. I ended up grinding a pair of pliers to do the pressing while I pulled hard on the fitting to get it out. After 15 years it was a little stuck. Second, the hinge to the plastic-enclosed lead weight broke. Too brittle after 15 years. I ended up sanding the broken bits off and wrapping twine and electricians tape around the weight to re-attach it. Once those two setbacks were accomplished, the retractable faucet works as good as new. No leaks and no difficulty (which I was anticipating) in getting the new hose through the narrow opening in the faucet. I pushed it in, hit a few restrictions, re-positioned it, and pushed again. Third try and it went right through. Start to finish - about 30 minutes. The hardest part was cleaning out all of the junk stored beneath the sink. BTW - no need to turn off the water supplies. The hose is not under pressure when not in use.

Solved my leak!

A perfect fit and a sub-5min job. The pull/slide is also much smoother and easier. We have two sinks in our kitchen and the one in the island still has the original hose. The difference in action between the two sinks is stark and favors this hose. Hans Grohe should take notes.

saved alot of money by doing this repair replacement myself. EASY!!

The hose portion and quick-connect end seem fine, but this product has two serious problems. First, the brass end with O-ring allows for blow-by, so I'm seeing leaking out of the base of the spray handle where this hose inserts. I think they probably should've used a slightly beefier O-ring, or machined the brass end to be slightly larger diameter. I figured this out after 2-3 days when I found water under the sink, and damaged the cabinet floor. Second, the compression fitting on the handle side has two flaws. It's both too compressed, but worse, it doesn't extend far enough out. An authentic OEM Hansgrohe hose has a compression fitting long enough for it to extend out of the handle, which helps prevent kinking and bending that will ultimately cause pinholes in the vinyl hose with time, leading to leaks which,is what happened with a similar non-OEM hose I bought last time. Long story short: This is a poorly designed product and you'll eventually have leaks, but they'll be small enough you probably won't realize it until it's too late and you have hundreds of dollars in damage like me. While I love this product has a very fair price tag, considering the authentic OEM Hansgrohe hose is 2x or 3x as much, I regret the fact I've only gotten 3 days of use out of it before it crapped out and caused water damage. What I'll pay to have under my cabinets repaired will, sadly, be significantly more than what I would've paid for an authentic hose direct from Hansgrohe. The authentic which has finally been "mostly fixed" to last, at least in its most recent iteration. Save yourself the hassle. Don't trust any of these non-OEM hoses. Look carefully ... they're all made exactly the same, likely coming from the same factory. You will get burned. And you'll get stuck paying for your frugality. If you're using this on an outdoor sink, maybe it doesn't matter. But if you have wood cabinets with a wood subfloor, you're asking for misery. I'm sure this product will eventually be pulled once others chime in with similar feedback, as was the case with others I found while looking for a replacement. Buyer beware.

Right connectors for our Hansgrohe kitchen faucet. Check your hose before ordering. Our faucet requires the quick connect piece and the pull hose. This package has both. Make sure to tighten the quick connector to the faucet connector well to avoid leaks. Works very well for our faucet so far.

Was a bit skeptical to purchase this due to the low price and it did not look the same as my faucet original hose that was leaking at the sprayer nozzle; but I also could not pay $130 for a hose either from the manufacturer... so I bought this one and I am glad I did. My neighbor is a retired plumber in which he stated these hoses are all made like this now; he installed this hose on my faucet with no problems and wowza - it is so lightweight with an easier pull out for the sprayer nozzle plus the spray pressure is still as strong. The old leaking original hose was much stiffer and thicker which made it a heavier pull for the sprayer nozzle and threw off the weight a times for it to retract back in place. Fingers crossed this hose will last, so far so good for the great price, Thanks.

I bought this to replace the OEM hose which was leaking right next to the spray head. Hansgrohe doesn't offer the part for sale any more so aftermarket is the only option. This hose fits, but not perfectly. The short piece of the hose doesn't fit my Allegro faucet at all. That piece is permanently attached to my faucet. It's about 8 inches shorter than the original hose. The long hose is about 8 inches shorter than the OEM hose. The only issue I have is that the end of the long hose that fits into the spray head isn't a perfect fit. The threaded collar fitting from he original spray head doesn't hold it on tight enough so when you pull it at an angle the o-ring doesn't seat properly and it leaks a little. It needs a washer or shim or something to take up the small amount of extra space.