Hozelock Wall Mounted Fast Reel with 40m hose

A great product and very well priced easy to follow instructions for attaching to the wall

Excellent hose reel. Exactly as described and next day delivery. Great service and delivery spot on. Thank you.

I was a little reluctant to purchase a new Hozelock Wall Mounted Hoze Reel having read some of the recent reviews. But when I considered that my previous reel has lasted 20 years and still going strong I decided to bite the bullet. The unit is as good as my original (which is still in use). The hose has changed and the screws are now thankfully Phillips type. Installation took just under an hour including testing an recycling of packaging. I did make three changes. I added washers to the guide unit screws as the guide unit take all the strain and I felt this would spread the load on the plastic. I changed the tap comnnector for a metal link with a Terry clip. If this was necessary is debateable. I also changed the spray wand for a Audi handgun. I prefer a gun and the Audi unit is one tenth of the cost and lasted twice as long as my previous Hozlock ultra handgun. So great product that is a breeze to use.

Overall, this is a good quality hose reel that's easy to use and keeps the hose neat and tidy. The winding mechanism works well, and it's ideal for a larger garden with the 40m hose. Unfortunately, I've had to have this one replaced because it developed a leak where the hose connects inside the reel. This is now the second unit I've owned with the same fault. It's a great product when it works, but the recurring leak is disappointing and raises concerns about long-term reliability.

This hozelock product seems to be very good, and we found it so easy to put together we didnt really need to look at the instructions, a bit of common sense is all you need. it is easy to wind the hose back onto the reel, although as we bought such a long hose it does get a bit heavy to rewind when most of the hose is on the reel. Also as its so long you can get the hose in a bit of a muddle when rewinding if you have extended it fully, and I find its easier to carry most of the hose back to the reel location and then rewind it. This product seems sturdy and its very convenient especially if you want to use a long hose. The roller/guide mechanism underneath works well though if you put the hose too low down on the wall, the roller mechanism is then even lower, and this can make it a bit difficult to extend the hose while you are using it. I would suggest you put it as high up on the wall as you can bearing in mind you have to be able to use the rewind handle, so that the roller/guide mechanism is as high up as you can get it. I also thought it was very good value for the money, and delivery was quick.

Far better than the spring loaded Hoselock autoreel that self rewinds which always used to get tangled up inside the reel....

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 water Once 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.

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.

Works great no kinks happy with it

Couldn't be better :)

Wel goed apparaat. Alleen die slang spuit de eerste minuten heel veel schuim. Zonde van al dat water. Na jaren nog steeds dat schuim (durven de planten dan geen water te geven).

This is actually a replacement for the same model I bought nearly 30 years ago—yes, 30 years! The original Hozelock reel served me faithfully all that time, enduring decades of full Aussie sun and daily use. It only recently started to leak, which is fair enough after such a long run. The new reel looks and feels just as tough and well made. The hose is sturdy, the casing is solid, and the rewind mechanism is smooth and easy to use. It comes with all the hardware you need to mount it securely to the wall, and the instructions are clear. I had it up and running in no time. It’s great to see that Hozelock hasn’t compromised on quality over the years. If this one lasts anywhere near as long as the last, I’ll be more than happy. Highly recommend if you’re after a reliable, heavy-duty garden hose setup that can stand up to tough outdoor conditions.

Great product and great service from the vendor