How does the hose feed onto the reel?
484878
it has a attachment inside where you would attach the female end of the hose inside of the box and than you can reel the 100 ft hose inside and it would be hidden
484879
Inside the box there is a hose fitting to attach the hose. I actually returned the one I purchased as it did not accommodate a 100 foot hose very easily, although it said it should. Also you will notice that there is a place for you to put foot in the front to hold down the box while you roll up the hose. I found this to be awkward as well. If you are going to use a 100 foot hose, I do no think this is the right box to purchase. It may be fine for a 50 foot hose.
484880
You guide it left to right using your hand as you reel it in with the handle.
186872
The reel is made so it can go on the left end of the house and if you turn it over it will go on the right end of the house but that does not change the way it swings out and winds up. I have had nothing but problems with mine. Within a year one will not wind up, don't know why it just all of a sudden got very stiff. The other one is now leaking around where the pipe is connected through the reel.
756031
No - you just wind the hose around it manually. There is no reel to "wind it up".
913433
The handle is "configured" for one side and the brass hose hookup is opposite; BUT the saving grace is that the entire reel rotates 360 degrees, so once assembled, you can rotate and lock it into place on either side to suit your need. I have the handles locked into place on the right side and the reel holds 100 feet of hose for me snugly. No regrets so far.
424863
Sorry, I don't know but since it is a regular reel for a hose I would think any hollow hose would work. I don't understand the forces if it was hooked up and not totally unwound but would not think it would matter.
1169469
It has a drag on the bottom. It actually way nice because you can hit it with your thumb while you are reeling. It is all on bottom of the reel
1691217
It has a reel in the middle to wind the hose up. I haven't looked in there for a while but I think that there is a bottom. Maybe someone else can help there.
56687
Yes, I'm almost positive that we used a piece of plastic PVC pipe or something and it sags in the middle. The reel is very good and I will probably order the pipe for it.
1890709
The storage bin is removable. You have to remove it in order to attach the hose to the reel.
547854
The oval anchors attach to metal hooks that are provided. Tension on the line is maintained by the small oval shaped cord guides on the bottom of the reel cassing
1166460
Mine is about a foot off the ground...if I,m winding a lot of hose I put my foot on the foot of the reel and you can crank away....
1361514
After a couple years of using this, the handle has held up well. The only issue I had was with the outlet hose, the supplier happily replaced that part. I believe there is a gear reduction mechanism between the handle and the actual reel, so it takes about 2 handle turns to spin the reel once. This translates to easier reeling than a standard hose reel, but with more turns required. I can fairly easily reel a 100' hose in with it straight out, but it is basically effortless if I drag it back into a U-loop when walking to the hose reel.
193113
It stays flexible even when it is cold, I don't have mine on a hose reel, but I think it should work.
1841272
Up/down angle, fine. Sideways angle, you'll need a hose guide. I got one of these Hose Roller Guide, For 1/4 to 3/4 ID Hose - 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.
735415
Ditto to Teds answer. If you want to cover your current holes you could mount some bracing using wood then mount the new hose reel to that.
316739
Hi Vickie, The hose attaches to the end fittings by threading onto them and then there is a retainer ring that locks onto the fitting to insure that the hose and fitting can not separate. This is a great quality system and is very well made and reliable. I'm a general contractor and do plumbing all the time and this is the best drainage kit I've seen. I have used other systems and a few of them failed and this in not something you want to worry about when you are camping. I highly recommend this system. I hope this is helpful.
2178407
We have 150 ft of hose on our reel. The previous model hung on our home for over 10 years, and deteriorated mainly due to sun exposure. There is plenty of room for more hose to be added. I do not know if the materials have been updated.