I have read several reviews that said the parts are either old or some are faded as if they have been in the sun for a long time. I've been using items like this for 30, 40 years. I dared to understand what the hell. The package is slightly faded in the sun, the hoses and clamps look normal. The complaint is that if you find the tubing torn in any way, you can only guess what it was when it was packaged. I will use this for the bottom hose. live and learn