I just wanted a simple hosepipe on a reel to replace the infuriating spiral one, which did not “put itself away” and did often “kink”, so was slightly nonplussed to find there was some DIY, aided by photos, to perform. It must have been easy, as I have used it several times already during this long dry spell. Care must be taken to unroll it from the front and not let it slide sideways off the reel, but even the odd “kink” is easy to untwist. I now appreciate the fact that, due to the DIY element, it can be used to the required length, and easily removed and refixed to the water tap. I am very pleased with it.

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http://trinity-gardens.com/uk-cheap-hozelock-25m-compact-reel-with-connectors-deal.html#comment-574 Steven J. Walsh Thu, 17 May 2012 03:56:43 +0000 http://trinity-gardens.com/uk-cheap-hozelock-25m-compact-reel-with-connectors-deal.html#comment-574 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192197110_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>user friendly hose</b>, <nobr>24 May 2010</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/pdp/profile/A4ZP0UD7JGSX9?ie=UTF8&tag=ukkw016-21&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Steven J. 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user friendly hose, 24 May 2010

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not a lot to say,this hose is nice to use.It comes off the reel nicely and goes on with similar ease,and is flexible in use,unlike the reinforced type hoses which are more like steel wire armoured cable when it comes to manouvering them.

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Hose reely fine., 12 Mar 2010

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Good product at a cheap price.
You have to fit a spring inside the hose to stop it kinking at the spindle.
Connect it from the reel centre to your tap using a piece of hose cut off from the end.
Your connection to the tap then doesn’t rotate when you reel the hose in or out.
Comes with threaded adapter for threaded garden taps.
You will need a Hoselock tap adapter to use with kitchen mixer tap.
Very useful to connect to pressure washer at the front of the house from the tap at the back.

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