Product review (5 stars): Great insurance policy against hose leak since washer hoses are constantly under pressure
Great product. If you don't close your water valves after each wash (who does that?) Then you need these hoses. Your washer hoses are under pressure all the time, just like the supply hose to the toilet.
And just like your toilet supply hose, your washer hose should be steel braided too.
These hoses are steel braided with the added advantage of having them color coded. The cold hose is indicated in blue stripe and the hot water hose has red stripes. And yes, believe it or not, it's fairly easy to get the two hoses reversed when installing them at the wall and again at the washer. So the color coding actually helps.
Furthermore, unlike many steel braided hoses, these have a larger diameter, so filling the washer is just as fast as with the original rubber variety.
This is a great product and very inexpensive insurance against a hose leak.