Any one have a comment on the water flow of this hose reel, the gpm's of it? Is the the water flow restricted to the point it's noticeable?
574250
I have noticed no flow restrictions, and I have used it with a 4 gpm gas pressure washer with no problems! I have had several of the Sun-baked plastic reels in the past where the handled broke(sun-baked) off or started leaking internally after only a short time of use. This one has an aluminum leader hose attachment instead of plastic. This one is also heavy enough to allow un-reeling without tipping over. Get this one, you will not be disappointed!
574251
no noticeable water restriction. But this item, while attractive, will rust out in less than a year. I loved it, but it was a huge waste of money.
574252
No; I have found the best hose reel I have used. Several plastic reels broke after only one years use. Water flow is good since hose is properly reeled and unreeled from the drum
574253
I have a 100' x 3/4" hose on it and it looks like the tube it connects to is 1/2" so yes it restricts flow but I have not noticed the restriction because I have 80 psi at that faucet. We love the quality and styling and it doesn't leak!
3291
Yes, water flow is limited. I periodically refresh the water in my pond and it takes much longer with this hose. It's great otherwise.
657990
I removed the flow restrictor before I installed it. I think it was inside the part that attaches to the water pipe coming out of the wall. Been a while.... Handheld is not improved by this but main head is pretty nice. Love my deluge!
1055979
I am not the seller, but yes, it could reduce the pressure ever so slightly. I think though that typically, it is negligeable as the GPM flow (only a few GPM) is not that high. Do some searching on line. Pressure drop is common on long lengths and high flow rates, but I doubt there any effect here. fyi - I wouldn't buy this hose. Buy a CAT.
609208
I wouldn't think so. With the hose filled with water, while on the reel, it would be a lot heavier than what the reel was designed to accommodate. The hose by itself would be alright, it's made of rubber.
1074907
Not that I know of. I think it's pure physics since all of these style faucets with the pull out nozzles have smaller diameter hoses in them. You could do a simple test and check the actual water flow in GPM and compare that to the mfg rated flow. I'm happy with the flow rate and we are on a deep well with pressure much lower than city water.
1785548
Hi There,I purchased this reel last spring and am totally impressed. yes, it is a very light reel . I would definetly buy another one for sure
1270918
As it turned out, this hose didn't work for me because my hose reel seemed to be broken. I'm sorry, I don't feel I'm able to describe it well because it basically went unused. I've kept it in hopes of replacing my hose reel before too long.
690394
The actual reel and reel housing is all heavy duty plastic.But the center of the reel that the handle and (at the other end)where the water hose is attached to is metal.It's a strong pipe like center. I can't say what kind of metal that is.And it's not stated on the package.But a magnet does stick to it, so I doubt that it stainless steel. We've had super good experience with this style of Ames hose reel.
2178404
We have a 100ft hose on ours. It works fine. We don't know about any rusting or leaking as of yet. This replaces a reel we used for 10 years and if this needs replacing, I would do it again.
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.
283297
Hello... It's the easiest and lightest hose I've ever had to wind up. We have 2 on one hose reel and simply store the entire reel in the basement over the winter. I hope this helps.
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
1781972
I've had my reel for 3 years and experienced no problems with the connection. This past year I left my hose and reel outside all winter, (drained all the water of course). Of course it all depends on if you're one of those persons who repeatedly unwinds the reel fully and then trys to pull a few more inches off of your hose! It's just not going to do that! The connection is durable but won't take constant abuse. I added a 3 foot section of hose to the original 3 foot and zip-tied the hose at the connection end to the reel frame. I still have the flexibility to move the reel but there is no strain on the connection. I'm on my 4th year and no leaks.
1554691
Thought I'd respond anyway. I have a heavy duty 3/4" hose that is 75' long on my reel. I have a little room to spare. I could probably roll up another 15' neatly. If you need an exact measurement I'd contact Eley directly. If you buy the reel you'll be more than happy. It's a first class product all the way. Best of luck.
814378
I do not know the GPM, but after having for a long time now, I would definitely say it is low flow in nature. As far as the aerator, it appears to be a common one, but would have to check the threading to assure it is a standard size.
335498
It is a hexagonal but so close to round that I thought it was until a few minutes ago I went out and took a close look. I bought this one and am now thinking of replacing other hoses with this one. It is very supple and really works well on a reel.Hope this helps,Mike d