Metal shower hose query

[hammers4spanner]

Had a call from someone i know who is renting a property out whilst her son is away with work .
Said that tenant has a leak on the shower can i look .
Went out today and the hose from mixer body to shower head all the metal rings are pulled apart and the sheath underneath has a 3 inch split in it .And when i say pulled apart the metal on the hose is in tatters not just a couple slight gaps.

Asked how did that happen and tenant just said it just suddenly happened !!!

Personally i suspected they broke it but since found out that they have not paid rent for 3 months and have just been served an eviction notice.So out of curiosity has anyone ever come across one of those metal shower hose where it just fell apart??

 

[SavageW]

Had a few where the metal rings have started to come apart,put that down to general heavy handiness though.

 

[mfgs]

I've seen it a few times on old hoses. The rings become brittle and sort of snap and then the hose inside splits

 

[hammers4spanner]

Had a few where the metal rings have started to come apart,put that down to general heavy handiness though.

I've seen it a few times on old hoses. The rings become brittle and sort of snap and then the hose inside splits

Ive seen it on old hose's but what i found odd was how stretched it all seemed .

 

[Chalked]

Seen it lots of times.
There only £5 a pop.
Sounds like the tip of the iceberg though, if he’s not paying the rent.

 

[rpm]

Ive seen it on old hose's but what i found odd was how stretched it all seemed .

Run the shower, if the rubber hose expansion doesn't match the damage then it's sabotage.

 

[Best]

Depends on the quality of the hose.
The metal cheap hoses will be easily damaged, but the interlocking stainless steel shower hoses with 5 or 10 year warranty are worth an extra few pounds.
Tenants can manage to damage anything though.