Any quality Garden Hose Reels?
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6768rogues
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I have owned several different types over the years. They are all garbage.
astrohip
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What are you referring to? Hose reels? Have you ever had an Eley?
Any more ideas on storing inactive hoses?
Jon_E
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Ideas on storing inactive hoses... well you could do what I do and just chuck 'em in the woods behind the shed. Find 'em when you need 'em. LOL. Not really.
One way is to manually coil them and put them in a cut-off plastic drum or barrel. Another is a spare hose reel if you got one. Another is to bolt an old tire rim to the garage wall and just hang them up there.
I don't have an Eley reel yet but I will as soon as I can scare up the spare change.
One way is to manually coil them and put them in a cut-off plastic drum or barrel. Another is a spare hose reel if you got one. Another is to bolt an old tire rim to the garage wall and just hang them up there.
I don't have an Eley reel yet but I will as soon as I can scare up the spare change.
astrohip
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You too! And I thought I was the only one who keeps them in "the hose pile".
In the summer, I have to be careful getting one, as it seems to be a snake resort. In the winter... well who needs a hose in the winter?
sqznby
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The 2 wheel Eley reel is exactly what I'm looking for.
kbuhagiar
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I have two of these Flo-Master retractable hose reels:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003SERAEE/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Build quality is surprisingly good for the price.
I've had them for a couple of years and they have been flawless.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003SERAEE/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Build quality is surprisingly good for the price.
I've had them for a couple of years and they have been flawless.
NewShockerGuy
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Was about to say the same thing. If he owned an Eley he wouldn't make that statement.
I have two of them. One in the front of the house and one in the rear. The one in the rear of the house was their 4 wheel cart model. I didn't need the cart part anymore so I called them and they told me exactly what I needed to buy to convert it to the wall mount. I think it was $25 worth of stuff... not expensive.
That unit is at LEAST 6 years old. Been outside every day of it's life. Sun, rain, snow...etc. Shows zero wear. Still performs perfectly. The one on the front of the house is at least 3 years old. This one gets hammered by the sun all day. Zero issues.
I DO like their newer design of the side brass pipe that connects the unit to the hose. Mine is a spring type of a design where the new design is solid brass pipe... When or if the time comes to replace that part I will but the newer updated brass pipe.
Without a doubt I would never buy another hose reel again after owning these two. In fact if we ever move I am taking both of them with us to the new house. My neighbors buy the $30 POS at the big box store every other year... When I tell them to just buy a Eley they tell me it's way too expensive. I don't think they grasp the concept of buying it once and being done with it, compared to buying a ************* every other year... Oh well.
I believe the majority of the Eley is made/constructed in the USA but I believe there are some foreign parts. I can't remember 100%.
-Nigel
Designed, marketed, warehoused, and shipped in USA. Manufactured in China in facilities that they own. They're very up-front about it.
https://www.eleyhosereels.com/pages/who-we-are
Look at "Our global business model".
Regardless, it is a great product.
https://www.eleyhosereels.com/pages/who-we-are
Look at "Our global business model".
Regardless, it is a great product.
cthulu
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ELEY ftw, love mine. Have 200ft of flexzilla on it and it doesn't blink an eye
Oh China, That puts a bad taste in my mouth. I bought a "Yard Butler " SRWM-180 wall mount unit from Amazon in 2012 Price was 85. Bucks. After two years use, the Inlet hose fitting rusted away, Used a short of High pressure hose to repair it and it is still good. Probably Chinese junk. I Think I will go with a ELEY when I need a new one.
