HOZELOCK - Auto Reel Wall-mounted 40m: Easy to Install, Child-lock, Auto-rewind, Ready-to-use with Nozzle, Fittings, Hozelock Hose and Accessories Included 5 Year Guarantee* [2595R8000]

I brought one 13 years ago. Never been covered up or had it brought in for winter. Sadly it has broken ,so as the first one lasted so long . I have stuck with the same brand . There is only one problem that the hose pipe is not as robust as it used to be .

A great garden hose which extends to its full length and then reels it all back in (you need to practice this to get it perfect each time) , in use over a year now. Needs careful positioning in the garden where you can get a permanent mains water supply. Might need a bit of plumbing for this.

Just installed this yesterday. It is a nice robust item. My advice is to get your own good quality screws as accessing the screws when installing is tricky, and the screws which come with the unit are poor quality, so will damage very easily when under pressure from a power driver. Installation is not as easy as made out, you will need to allow time and have a very slim marker to mark the holes you intend to drill...I ended up having to use a kids paint brush and some paint! A traditional pencil will not fit through the mounting points on the unit. Get good screws - You do not want to destroy a screw halfway through installation!! Other than that, the unit looks great and does what it should. It's really tidy and has really cleaned up the side passage to the house which previously had trailing hoses and lots of related trip hazards.

Arrived in good time. Very easy to put up, providing you have a strong man to do it. I would suggest you do what we did, make a paper template from the swinging arm, then drill the 4 holes straight through the template into the wall. (It would have been better if Hozelock had included their own template). We did replace the 4 screws with stronger ones, and my husband also put nylon washers between the screw and the swinging arm, to save the screw crushing the arm, (again another thing Hozelock could include for next to no extra cost).I've tested the unit a couple of times so far - the auto reel facility will be a godsend to me. I've pulled the hose out to full length with water on, and inside the hose, then "walked" it back into the unit. The unit has a kind of hoop thing where the hose feeds onto the reel, which automatically moves back and forth, so the hose winds evenly onto the housing. It doesn't get bunched up in one place. I do have corners to go around, so should really order a couple of the corner accessories hoselock sell, but I'll see how I get on before going to that expense. Because of this, I found it quite hard to pull the hose, given that its rubbing on the corners of the house, quite hard, but not so you end up puffing or anything. In a straight line its a doddle, my granny could do it.Hoze lock only give you a basic sprayer at the end, infact its not even a sprayer, just a tap really, so you can't adjust the setting of the spray, or more importantly, turn the spray or water off at the end of the hose. I immediately replaced it with my usually multi spray hoselock gun, where you can turn the water on/off at the nozzle, so it wasn't a problem. Again, if you go to the expense of spending that much money on a hose, Hozelock should really provide an equally upmarket spray gun to go with it, not just the basic tap style one you get.All in all, bearing in mind I haven't used it much, I am really really pleased with this product. Its going to save me tons of time, not having to manually wind the hose, and will be a lot easier on the arms I would think. You will need someone strong to put up the hose itself. I could put up the arm easy enough, but wasn't strong enough to lift the unit onto the arm once I'd done it.

When hose reel is attached to the wall it is a delight to use just pull out the length you need and it auto locks. When you are finished give the hose a slight pull and it goes back into the reel its self.Good job well pleased.

I've bought as few of these now for myself and customers. They're easy to install and so far I've had no reports to say parts have broken off or stopped winding in.I'd fully recommend this item

Amazing wish we had bought one years ago, makes watering the garden a breeze

Don't expect to get many years of service out of this, wind up mechanism will start to fail and hose will not be able retract.Had worked OK for a few years but got progressively worse where the hose wouldn't retract fully in and had to constantly pull it all out again, this issue becomes more difficult if the hose is still holding water.Considering the expense, it's not worth the cost investment and you're better off with either a wind up system or a bracket to wrap the hose on.