How difficult is it to unwind the hose to use it? AT 87, I can't have it pull so hard as some have suggested.
452523
I believe the "hard to pull" is an old problem that has been fixed. I remember reading that before I got mine. Mine is not hard to pull. If you have any problems, Suncast is very helpful.
452524
Very difficult to unwind. Also difficult to rewind. the automatic leveler is poorly designed.
452525
The first year it worked great. After time it became increasingly difficult to unroll. I would not recommend it.
1287718
Is it still new? I would return it, if so. Otherwise, I would suggest maybe some WD-40 around the mechanism. I have mine in my hands right now and it should not be difficult to pull towards you. Do you have a brother, husband or neighbor who maybe can put some muscle into it? BTW, I LOVE this mop. You may have a defective one.
2228029
It is difficult to turn and change the pressure settings. I just make sure that I'm holding the head tightly, it does take a little bit of strength to turn and I've worried about breaking mine but once it gets going it moves pretty easily.
1054260
I've owned one for a few years and have not had an issue with it dragging forward. I have it sitting on brick pavers and have approximately 150 feet of hose.
2185527
The plastic gears seem to get out of alignment, and lock up, when unrolling the hose. This does not happen every time but seems to increase the more you use the unit. The hose unrolled easier if the water was off, and the nozzle open. I tried two of these aquawinders and finally gave up and trashed them both. I even bolted them to the house and still could not pull the hose out. Would suggest you get rid of it, nothing wrong with your hose.
2116318
Honestly, I hold it the other way around if I am cleaning the derriere. It works well for me. Sometimes I don't aim it properly and get a bit of water all over the backside but no biggie. Just dry it off and go. It works well but get into the habit of turning off the water valve when not in use. If there is constant water pressure on the hose... It will bust after a few months. Happened to me but they sent me a new right away.
1841275
Up/down angle, fine. Sideways angle, you'll need a hose guide. I got one of these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007PB4F5S/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - drilled a couple holes through two bricks, bolted it to them and put them in the ground about 6' in front of the hose reel. From there, you can pull the hose in any direction(or wind it up) very easily. It winds and unwinds with very little effort.
1388230
I hope this is not joke. You could wind up 100 feet of hose, then carefully remove half of the reel assembly, at which point the wound up hose coils will want to fall off from the hub. Provided, that you can slide off the hose coils, place it on the ground. Now you have to reattach half the reel and continue with the other 100 feet. After the reel is full, you'll need to take half the reel off again to remove the hose coils. Why would you want to do this?
1190177
Not easy when completely full of water. My son is 6-1 15 yr old and be and I don't have too much trouble moving it. A 90 degree turn wouldn't be bad but moving it a long way would require drainage.
193736
hi, You can only bend the coil. Hose does not pull out. When you pull on coil, it measures about 8"Hope this helps
1736066
I had this hose in a straight line. I think it would have kinked if I tried to turn circles with it. I also have a round soaker hose which I am able to circle around plants. I like it a bit better.
1318003
Hello Jeffrey. The reel winds the the hose okay but I have to guide it myself. I have 100 ft. of their hose on my reel and that may be a little too much hose. I am am going to add their expander option. I think that will help. I hope that helps.
2019106
The most helpful review helped me too. Run it empty of hose for 30-40 minutes, before trying to reel a hose. Loosens the gears.
1938319
Certainly heavier than the usual hose. I am 84, so everything's heavier than it used to be. My biggest complaint, is that it is so tightly wound, it is really hard to gert it stretched to more than 25 feet and it's fighting it all the way. You can not use a sprinkler at more than 15 feet at the most, because the moment you let go, it starts sort of bouncing back to its original "spring" form. It would be nice in a greenhouse. It is of high quality. That's the only good thing I have to say for it.
2078745
It does lose some flexibility when in the cold which I would expect and my hose has been exposed to zero degrees. What I would do is take the hose to a warm place, then quickly take it to the cold environment after you have warmed the hose and hook it up in the cold environment . Unless your going to move the hose around in the cold allot I think your going to have to live with the stiff hose. I hope this helps. Jeff
1497289
A simple answer is yes.It maintains its form very well, so if you pull it to extend a lot it will pull back and coil once you release your pressure. But it is also a long hose, so you may need to sort of help it along by shaking it a bit as it coils back. This also helps it from getting tangled on itself if you moved it around at all.
466989
You need to unplug before winding or unwinding as there is no rotating electrical joint.Typically you have 8' extending from the pail on the plug end and store that in the top of bucket while you wind or unwind.Works great once you use it and get used to it.