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    Phantom Hoses are made in China.

    "Of all the hoses out there, you are one of the few to have a failure on a hose you said you threw away but now say you didn't." I tossed the LPs as stated very clearly above., I kept an older HP I had installed after the MiFlex was recalled. I never mentioned tossing a HP... scroll is your...
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    Phantom High Pressure Hose Recall

    My 11Q4 failed last week, rather violently.
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    Phantom Hoses are made in China.

    Well, those who rushed to the defense of this product would be interested to know that my HP Phantom failed catastrophically in the Florida keys last week, it blew at the joining of the metal and braiding by the 1st stage. Feel safe now with your Engrish hose? And now i find it's been recalled...
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    Phantom Hoses are made in China.

    No and I don't want first hand knowledge, thats the point. Its got nothing to do with language (albeit someone who suggests cleaning inside a hose, .....), or anoverall objection to China - again I produce stuff just outside Beijing. Its what it is, life support gear, and the lack of CE...
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    Phantom Hoses are made in China.

    Already tossed them I'm afraid. They should have dropped the 1 to 3 grand (that number isn't a guess, I've had it done for lighting gear over there) for basic independent testing and CE certification then though? The lack of a CE is a red flag, as it is neither especially exacting nor expensive...
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    Phantom Hoses are made in China.

    Of course it isn't. I make plenty of stuff there. But in the case of something like a hose for scuba gear - something Chinese firms would look at as a low tech production, yet something that I bet my life on, I would not go with China. I'm sure plenty of great regs are contract made there, but...
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    Phantom Hoses are made in China.

    I recently replaced my hoses with Phantom Hoses by innovative concepts at my local dive shop. When I got home I noticed teh safety warning label on the HP was in very bad china-engrish so I emailed innovative concepts as to the country on manufacture, especially as their is no CE mark...
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