HOZELOCK - Wall-Mounted Fast Reel 40 m : Easy Rewinding with its Integrated Hose Guide System, Supplied with Hose Guide, Assembled and Ready to Use, 2496, Multicolour

Update after 6 years: see the next paragraph for my original review but I thought I’d report in after 6 years regular use. It hangs on the wall 365 days a year at 900 feet up in the Scottish hills enduring the worst of British weather and it’s still going strong: the hose is still in good order and the winding mechanism spins like new - a very good investment indeed!Can't find any fault with this product. Its robust, eay to use and has now hung on the wall for two seasons, rain, hail, snow, direct sunshine, come to no harm and shows no sign of wear. Even the hose still looks new and it,s in and out of the housing two or three times a day in hot weather.We have a very large garden and need a good forty meters to reach all of our hanging baskets, raised beds and so on. Rewinding our 40mtr hose on one of those two-wheel trolley hose reels from fully unwound was actually such a backbreaking chore that for long periods we'd just leave it unwound and lying around. This, of course meant that the hose was in the way of cars manoeuvring around in the yard so it really was, altogether a real pain in the backside.Nowawadays, we simply unwind as much as we need for the job in hand and wind it back in in a jiffy. Even winding it in from fully extended takes no time and hardly any effort at all. This has totally transformed the business of watering plants and washing cars and, importantly, keeping the place tidy.If you need a long hose, get one of these, it'll change your attitude to watering things from a chore to a pleasure.

This was a replacement for one we had had for 25 years - same model different colour. Works easily - winding in no problem at all. Got this model because it sticks out less from the wall than other models. Great Product

The winding mechanism broke in my old hozelock reel, it did well, must have been getting on for 20yrs or more, and the hose is still great!, i'm keeping it as a spare.I was hoping and praying that this new one would fit on my existing bracket, because i am hopeless at drilling and would have had to pay someone to do it. It DID fit! After all these years, it hadn't changed, thank you Hozelock! Set up was so easy and because it comes with bracket, fixings and hose guide, i now have a bag of spare parts should i need them. If this hose reel lasts as long as my old one, it will probably outlive me.

This is a rugged and reliable hose reel, with an anti-tangle guide to ensure perfect operation every time, with one minor drawback for extreme long-term reliability. It's such a reliable design for everyday use, that the design has remained identical for over a decade. I was able to replace an old and weathered version that I already had, and I could just remove the old parts from the wall and replace them directly with the new parts. The old reel had operated without failure until about two years ago, which is a testament to how well it is designed. Unfortunately, my reason for replacement is why I've dropped a star from what would otherwise be a flawless review. Hozelock do sell spares for almost every part of this reel, except the one part that is going to fail before all others under ordinary use. Inside the reel is a central pipe through which water flows in, and a rotating cuff around the pipe that diverts water sideways into the hosepipe. To ensure a good seal, two rubber O rings are fitted to the central pipe to stop water leaking out either side of the cuff. Over a decade of use and these rubber O rings became brittle and cracked, causing all the incoming water to leak out inside the reel. Hozelock do not sell these O rings, or any assembly that has them fitted, and the rings do not seem to be any standard size that can be bought elsewhere. I was able to make a temporary fix by taking slightly narrower O rings and packing under them with PTFE tape, but that didn't last a year. I'd still recommend this product as a good purchase, as long as it doesn't bother you that it will fail many years down the line for the sake of a spare part that should cost pennies.

The media could not be loaded. Great product for those who have trouble getting their hose to the far corners of the garden, or out the front for washing the cars.Be aware you either need to be confident enough to drills holes into your wall yourself to install this, or know someone handy who can help. There are 8 holes to drill, 4 for the reel mount and 4 for the guide mount. The reel sits on to its mount really easily and connects to the tap by a separate 1m hose not part of the reel, meaning the unit can easily be removed if required (for example for storage over winter).Once mounted you need to attach the Hozelock adapters to the hose reel, a fairly easy task that only takes a couple of minutes. It comes with all the bits you need, you don't need to have any existing Hozelock attachments. The hose it comes with is OK, but very basic, I'd recommend buying the Hozelock Multi Spray Pro Gun which just clips on and offers much better control of the water. Brilliantly the adapters mean you can swap to different Hozelock products without switching off the water, when you remove one attachment the waterOnce you've finished using the hose just wind it back up. Once the water is off and the hose wound back I'd recommend draining the remaining water in the hose.Overall I'm very pleased with the product, much easier to use than my previous hosepipe and it looks nice and tidy mounted on the wall.

Very good product