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Don’t waste your money….

We bought this, since it was rated for 225′ of hose storage. We have two 100′ hoses for our front lawn so that we can water from one end of our home to the other, and the entire front yard.

It was not well assembled; it leaked and we had to disassemble the entire box to reseat the inlet connection where it joins to the reel.

It constantly breaks - the center shaft is too weak to support the weight of the hose if there is the least bit of residual water in it and it collapses, making it virtually impossible to unreel the hose without taking the entire product apart. It finally broke the locking tabs this weekend when we tried to unreel it.

It also tips over when you are trying to unreel the hose, and takes forever to wind the hose back up, due to a high gear ratio - each crank winds up a very small amount of hose.

If you have a smaller lawn, and only need 100′ or so of hose, this would probably work well for you. But it is NOT capable of handling 200 - 225 feet of hose, as stated. It just doesn’t hold up. The sad thing is, they could invest a few more cents in producing a quality product that is sturdier, and have a great product that people would be willing to pay more for.

Update (5/19/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.

The featured review for this product, Suncast Hideaway Hose Reel with Tracker #PTK200D Lawn & Patio Jul 9, 2005, was written by Ken L. Davis.

The average rating for this item is 1 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.