Suncast100 Ft. Wall Mount Hose Reel Side Winder for Yard, Garden, Space-Saving Design, Easy Hose Storage, Fully Assembled, Taupe (Open Box), Made in the USA

Wonderful. Had for over a year. No issues.

I purchased this hose reel to replace a previous one I have had for over 10 years and had started to leak a little. I really like this reel for the following reasons: 1) it is relatively compact and easily attaches to an outside wall; 2) the reel makes it easy to extend and then wind the hose back up and accommodates the amount of hose that I need for my purposes: 3) It is easy to take off the wall and store in the basement for the winter. One issue I had with the original reel was that the plastic water feed on reel cracked and started to leak but I was able to patch it. I looked at several options but decided to go with this one since my experience had been mostly positive.

UPDATE JUNE 4 2020:Have used this reel continuously since purchasing it in May 2017. A few days before the 3-year warrantee expired, the plastic elbow where the garden hose connects developed a pinhole leak. I notified Suncast on their web site, emailed a photo of the problem and purchase documentation they requested, and received a free replacement of the entire assembly yesterday. Replaced the parts in 15 minutes and this reel once again works like new. They even enclosed a silicone lubricant pack to protect the O-rings and help maintain a watertight seal when the reel rotates.Considering the average annual cost of less than $10 for this Suncast product so far, I’ll probably buy another one when this one can no longer be repaired economically. Kudos to Suncast for having Customer Service reps that back up their warranty.ORIGINAL REVIEW 2017:This is an inexpensive hose reel, all made of plastic, so you can try the idea out and see if you like it. You do need to mount it and attach the hose ends with care: if you stress the plastic or cross thread it, it will break.I followed the instructions to a T and have had no problems in the past month. It doesn't leak at all, the reel is easy enough to wind up that the lack of any bearings isn't an issue, and it keeps the hose off the ground and neatly organized. I expect to get a couple of years out of this item and by then I'll know if it's worth it to me to pay 5-10 times as much for a metal version with bearings, hose guide, etc.Like many others, I can only get about 50 feet worth of mid-quality hose on the reel, but that's all I need. The only way I can see to get 100 feet would be to buy the cheapest, smallest diameter hose you can find.

I bought this last year as it was getting cold so decided to wait for Spring to install it. I never open the box and stored it in the garage. I know better now to hurry and begin to use a product as soon as you buy it to make sure you can return it before that "window" closes!Now that I have it on the wall and tested I must say I am disappointed. The only thing "strong" about this is the bracket where it mounts to the wall; As far as everything else is concerned, it is a matter of what will break first!(1) The entire assembly slides onto a 3/4" plastic post which makes it removable (a nice feature in theory); but this is something just waiting to break off and leave the entire thing useless.(2) Where your hose screws onto the unit is a black plastic elbow that sticks out about an inch - I would have more faith if this elbow were flexible or not an elbow at all but a molded part of the unit - I see this breaking off the first time someone yanks on the hose when fully off the reel trying to get to a distant plant.(3) I rolled a 50' never-kink hose (with no water in it) on this and it barely fit, with the last few rolls about to fall off the reel. In all fairness the hose is a 3/4" diameter but I thought at 50' it should fit. Anyway... I put a nozzle on the hose and just wanted a little water, so (without un-reeling 50' of hose) I turned the pipe on with the hose still on the reel -------BiiiGGgg mistake - Simultaneous things started to happen - the water started to make the hose swell up on the reel while also increasing the weight of the hose with all the water in it - I heard cracking sounds as the reel slowly spread apart from the force of the swelling hose, then a louder crack as the clip that holds the reel on gave way from the weight, then of course a spray of water from everywhere to indicate that this unit just broke!This is the story these days about every product on the market, they are not even trying to make them strong enough to last a single season, they just need them to last 30 days so you can't return it any more.If anyone has a 50 year old rusty hose reel for sale I am interested!

Simple and works great

Easy to install. Looks great. Tough to wind stiff plastic hose in cool weather. Plastic water outlet on reel is near impossible to tighten by hand. Central seal connecting water inlet to hose reel does not seal, leaks under pressure. Recommended for use for convenient open ground garden and not where you would want a dry porch.

This is a defective product. The detachable reel leaks effusively (that means "a lot").I needed this reel to work so I went to extraordinary measures to keep it from completely blowing up under pressure. I installed a pressure reducer valve on the hose to bring supply pressure from 70 psi down to 40. Yet despite this, the reel gushed from its connection point with the spindle. Disappointing. Don't know if I can ever trust this brand again.

i was a little skeptical when i decided to purchase this item due to some negative reviews i saw. i bought it anyway thinking let me judge for myself. I'm glad i bought this item. there's no leaks like some people say. it keeps everything nice and neat