Just wondering is it really easy to walk away with the end of the hose and have the hose unravel behind you?
755975
Yes, it works really well. I'm really very happy with mine. It's better than winding it up, because it doesn't tangle when you go to use it.
755976
Easy unwind as you walk as long as you are walking a relatively straight line. At a sever angle you may have to pull some off the rack first. I will never go back to a reel system.
755977
It is so easy. All you do is take the end of the hose, turn on the water and start walking. I really love this rack, it is the best!
755978
It would really depend on your hose diameter. Mine is a Never Kink and is a tight fit when the spigot is on. I've had too many leaking and cheap hose reels to ever go back though! :)
755979
easy to unravel, but sometimes the hose remains cinched or twisted once it comes out, so you have to undo the kinks
755980
Yes it does unravel as you walk in a straight line. May require a tug not usually. Remember it still has to be recoiled after use.
1530076
The entire 50' of hose comes unwound off the reel. It goes through a roller guide, and the reel has ratcheting locks, so it doesn't free-wheel during retraction at all. It's a very safe and sturdy set-up, and the hoses pays out, and retracts under full control.
1621466
While it's possible, it is a bit stiff and might not be worth the bother. I will say that I have used a hose to hose off "misses" and it was quite effective in cleaning it.
846954
To be honest, I've never tried that, it's much safer to pull it apart, you don't need to disassemble it completely though so moving it around shouldn't be too tough
1823493
Yes it's very easy, you just remove your current hose and connect it to the new one. It only takes a few minutes and the instructions that are in the package are very clear and easy to follow.
786573
Yeah super easy - you just squeeze an end away from the wall and remove it. We put ours up every night and remove it every morning.
756031
No - you just wind the hose around it manually. There is no reel to "wind it up".
1614939
YES IT IS! Just make sure you use wax paper to melt the edges. Works like a charm! The last piece for the hose can be sealed with some duct tape. There are several articles and videos online to help you out if you need it. HAVE FUN!
725021
Chris - the retraction mechanism is pretty energetic. Depending on how much hose you have on the spool and how much free, I can certainly see this whipping something. Of course, the instructions say not to let a hose retract freely, which seems to be good advice.
38825
It has never happened in 3 years. Note that there is ample pressure that even the low setting is generally too much, and a notch or two below it is sufficient. As such, I don't think the hose itself faces much back pressure that would cause it to slip off.
725018
It will knock the crap out of things if you don't hang on to the end until it fully retracts!!! This is all controlled by a pretty good size spring on the reel and ratchet mechanism and all of them are designed this way. So you DEFINENTLY hang on to the end of the hose until it is fully retracted back in the reel, it can go pretty fast, AGAIN HANG ON TO THE HOSE UNTIL IT HAS FULLY RETRACTED BACK ON THE REEL!! Hope this helped and I may have beat this up a little bit but I did want to stress how important this is, if in fact you've never used on of these before, they could be a little dangerous!!! It will knock the crap out of things if you don't hang on to the end until it fully retracts!!! This is all controlled by a pretty good size spring on the reel and ratchet mechanism and all of them are designed this way. So you DEFINENTLY hang on to the end of the hose until it is fully retracted back in the reel, it can go pretty fast, AGAIN HANG ON TO THE HOSE UNTIL IT HAS FULLY RETRACTED BACK ON THE REEL!! Hope this helped and I may have beat this up a little bit but I did want to stress how important this is, if in fact you've never used on of these before, they could be a little... » Read More It will knock the crap out of things if you don't hang on to the end until it fully retracts!!! This is all controlled by a pretty good size spring on the reel and ratchet mechanism and all of them are designed this way. So you DEFINENTLY hang on to the end of the hose until it is fully retracted back in the reel, it can go pretty fast, AGAIN HANG ON TO THE HOSE UNTIL IT HAS FULLY RETRACTED BACK ON THE REEL!! Hope this helped and I may have beat this up a little bit but I did want to stress how important this is, if in fact you've never used on of these before, they could be a little dangerous!!! « Show Less
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Yep, it pulls off the end of the hose especially when your kids are helping you pump it up. But it is solidly attached it doesn't come off while in use unless you want it to.
192967
Yes it comes apart real easy. The pipes are plastic and just slide into the connector joints.
1060874
It is much easier. It can kink but it easily comes out of it I find this hose much easier than a regular hose and it has great water pressure
1269463
I'd give it a 4. I have had the whistling sound happen but only when the suction regulator on the nozzle is slightly open. (It does slide open fairly easily so -1 for that). I use it almost daily and it has worked just fine. I don't find it particularly heavy or loud and it is much less cumbersome than the standard hose. It also does not get kinked or tangled like my standard hose does. The picture currently shows a metal nozzle and mine is plastic but it fits all the regular accessories.
1605987
Yes, very easy though the hose isn't very long so you might have to hold the unit or move it 2 or 3 time if doing a whole sofa.
427097
This is a manual reel. You can use the hose without unrolling it from the reel.