 [Larger view] | Hydro Industries 200A 200' AutoRewind Hose Reel
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| Not what I had hoped for. | |
| I bought the smaller version a couple of years ago. Initially, all seemed well but one thing I did notice is that the pressure at the hose nozzle is reduced. Quite a bit really. So if you are used to blasting dirt from your vehicle, this won't happen once hooked to this rewinder. It does rewind and quite neatly, but there is a good deal of water used to accomplish this feat. Then, as time wore on, it began to leak. If you just leave the machine on the patio, hooked to your outside spigot, eventually, you will see wet spots on the concrete. As for being able to fix these leaks, forget it. So I'm going to sell mine and be the wiser for it. I don't mind rewinding by hand especially if the hose will be distributed evenly on the spool with some of the newer hose reels. Did like the fact that the hose was out of sight. | |
 worked even on well water | |
| We have a well, vs being on city water like most people. We've had problems in the past with items that relied on water pressure (ex - timer for watering the lawn). Decided to try this a try, because I HATE rewinding hoses and they always end up as a mess on the reel. For those of you that have our same problem, you'll be relieved to know it does indeed work! Because of the lower water pressure it does rewind a bit slower than other reviewer mention, but to me it is still worth it. 200 ft of neatly rewound hose, without wearing out my arm! | |
 Defective!! | |
| Used for one month in fall of 2003. Drained all water out for storage. Spring of 2004 when I hooked it up, water came from inside the reel. Something is broken and I cannot find a parts amnual to get a replacement. It appears as though a cap or plug came out and now the thing is worthless. I did not get a return phone call from the 866-493-7638 number and when I called back the mailbox was full. Help! Help! Help! or I'll telll everybody I can it's a piece of junk. Thanks, Ron Hansen; 815-937-1475 or 815-351-1334; ronemar@peoplepc.com |
