Over 3 million garden hoses recalled due to bursting hazard, can cause temporary hearing loss

More than 3 million garden hoses are being recalled after a series of injuries that occurred after using them. 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled the HydroTech Expandable Burst-Proof hoses after multiple reported injuries. 

The company said the recalled hoses can burst, creating an impact hazard and a risk of temporarily impaired hearing.

The company received at least 222 reports of the hoses bursting, resulting in at least 29 injuries, including one bone bruise, two sprains and five reports of temporarily impaired hearing from the sound of the hose bursting. 

These hoses are sold at Ace Hardware, Amazon, Home Depot, Target, Walmart and other stores nationwide and online from January 2021 through April 2025 for between $20 and $136, depending on size. 

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled hoses. Consumers that purchased products from Ace Hardware, Do It Best, Home Depot or Walmart should bring their hoses to those stores to return them for a full refund.

Consumers who purchased products from other retailers should cut off the regulator-end of their hose and contact Winston Products for a full refund.

To receive the refund, consumers should submit photos of the cut hose, showing the date code location with the consumer’s initials and the date written in permanent marker on the regulator, to Winston Product’s online form at https://hydrotechproducts.com/recall.