Product review (5 stars): Work well with supplied rubber washers. Happy with them in my application.
I needed to install a solenoid valve on my Whirlpool washer. I ordered the valve from Amazon and also ordered two of these hoses since the other hoses I had on the machine were getting quite old. I bought these specifically because they had the 90 degree elbow on the end that connects to the washer. I used a 90 degree style hose before and liked that it seemed less stressful on the plastic valve body while also allowing the washer to be moved (or waddle in unbalanced spin mode) closer to the back wall of the laundry area without putting additional stress on a straight style connector. These hoses seem to be decent quality hoses. Each hose came with two rubber type washers that are to be inserted into the fitting ends. I did not use any teflon PTFE tape for either end connection. I fully seated the rubber washers into the fitting ends with my fingers and then hand tightened the fitting ends to the outlet valves and to the washer. Once hand tightened I used channel lock pliers to add an additional 1/2 turn to each connection. So far that seems to have done the trick first time as I haven't seen any leaks yet. I will keep checking the connections periodically for another week or two to be sure that no early leak develops. I am happy with these hoses. They were a good length for my application and I am glad that one end of the hose has a 90 degree elbow for easier fitment in closer fitting installations.