Hose Reels

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imported_chewy

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Looking for comments from anyone who has one of those cart-hose wheels. I passed on up last summer at Costco and have been thinking about it since. Are they worth the money?



Thanks,

Chewy:bounce
 
I like them.:up



I keep a hose on one in the back yard and a hose on one in my side yard that I use to wash the cars in my driveway. Since we can't keep a hose attached to the water in the front yard, it really helps to store and move the hose around.



Get a good one. I need to replace one of mine because I just broke it.:(



BOB
 
Rapid Reel does rock!!! :xyxthumbs



You can choose your color and they make many styles and options. I have the mount on the house and then I can pull it off and stick it on the cart. The cart is so stable and it spins so easily that I can pull hose off it from over 50' away without fear of tipping it over or having it move on it's own. Worth every penny!



BTW, Griots "is" a Rapid Reel.



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Did anybody see the ones on QVC last week? They used a water powered system to wind the hose automatically. Looked neat, but I would like to hear from someone that has actually used one.
 
(I wish you guys would stop posting stuff like this. :rolleyes: )



I've been struggling along with a few of the perpendicular mount Suncast (100% plastic) units. I run heavy and long hoses and the plastic keeps breaking...various parts. In fact, the handle just snapped off (again) this past Sunday. Suncast is pretty cool, though. You can telephone them or order replacement parts on-line and they pickup the tab. It's very good of them to stand behind their products but it isn't a satisfying experience when the reels keep failing.



Lesson learned: Spend the $$ on the front end to acquire a unit that will last :xyxthumbs
 
Last spring-- Menards (think they are only in the midwest) has a self reeler that was water-powered. Made by an Israeli company.

Held 250' of hose--don't seem to be carrying this year.



Anyone else out there see any self reelers?
 
I've had nothing but bad experiences with Suncast hose reels. I wouldn't recommend the brand. I found an Ames hose reel at Lowes that works pretty good. It's the kind that sits on the floor. It holds my 100 foot Craftsman hose with ease - the pure rubber hoses are pretty heavy too. It seems pretty solid for only $30. I was going to buy one of the rapidreels, but I just got

my house and wanted to save some money.
 
ebpcivicsi said:
Did anybody see the ones on QVC last week? They used a water powered system to wind the hose automatically. Looked neat, but I would like to hear from someone that has actually used one.
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They're call Reel Smart:



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I think it was $60.
 
I helped mom pick one out on Memorial day. Wal-Mart and Menard's both had that Suncast brand, but we didn't want another one of those because of the problems with her current and last reel box. Both of em developed leaks around the connection where the hose attaches to the reel. Don't know if they froze and cracked or what, but it just wasn't worth the hassle of trying another one of their products. Every single one had the exact same style of connector. That Rapid Reel looks nicer since it has metal connections..



We went to Lowes and got one of those ReelSmart boxes after the sales girl recommended it. Probably because it was the most expensive, she really had no clue how the thing worked or why it was better than the others, but whatever. Pretty neat little device. You pull a lever on the side and the hose starts retracting using water power.. the water it uses gets pumped out through an extra hose. At first it seemed kinda slow, then I realized the feed from the faucet to the box was kinked.. unkinked it and it sped up. Still felt a little slow, but can't complain too much when you don't have to crank by hand ;)
 
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