HOZELOCK - Auto Reel 20m wall-mounted hose reel: Easy to Install, Lock, Auto-rewind, Ready-to-use Reel With Nozzle, Fittings, Hozelock Hose and Accessories Included - 5 Year Guarantee* [2401 0000]

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A product from the renowned brand, Vonhaus, this hose reel guarantees a quick watering of your garden. We deemed a suitable hose length 20 metres or more, as this was long enough for most garden sizes and gardening jobs. If you’re worried about your kids getting hold of the hose and hurting themselves, there’s a child lock on the hose reel. Moreover, it can be carried around without you stressing yourself dragging it as it is extremely lightweight. The VonHaus Auto Rewind Wall-Mounted Hose Reel measures 41 x 40 x 20 cm which is significantly smaller than some other models.

After the relatively easy installation process, to operate the hose, you pull the hose end away from the reel and move towards your lovely plants. Instead of having to wrestle with long garden hoses, retractable garden hose reels present an easy solution. Once you have finished, simply tug again, unlocking it, and allow it to rewind evenly back into its casing with no kinks or tangles. I’ve gone for the Hozelock Auto Reel Hose as my top recommendation – it’s a great option for a large garden and comes with 40 m (130 ft) hose. Their retractable gardening hose AutoReel intuitively rewinds back in its reel via the winding mechanism.

They are often cheaper and lighter than their automated equivalents, making them easier to install and pack away. More so, this garden hose reel is designed in a friendly and simple style that will definitely make kids fall in love with gardening.

You can leave garden hoses out all year round as long as they are housed in a reel with a protective casing; however, storing them away when possible is the best idea. If the space where you choose to mount your reel is some way from the outdoor tap, you may need to acquire an extra ‘leader hose’ to connect the reel to the water supply. Also handy for those who want something hassle-free to assemble, this is one of the best garden hose reels to get up and running in mere minutes.

One of the main advantages of expandable hoses is that they can be longer than hoses in reels, whilst taking up less storage space. When it comes to the best garden hose reel, the dream scenario is a reel that retracts smoothly, is highly durable and supports a hose size that suits your needs. Whether you’re washing the car, watering the plants, or even cleaning your dog, there’s a spray setting for the job. This means that as you are extending the hose, you need to pull it out to one of these intervals before it will lock in place.

One further thing to note: the feeder hose provided, to connect the reel unit to the tap, is a little short – measuring only around 2 m instead of the advertised 3 m.

Harry Duncton is a jack of all trades with experience ranging from carpentry and furniture restoration to tree surgery and gardening. Models that were lighter and smaller tended to be easier to install, so these received a better rating for assembly ease, whereas bigger and heavier models could prove tricky to install for some, so these received a lower rating. Over this time we have developed a comprehensive range which provides gardeners with the watering solutions they need to keep their gardens looking great. Any hoses that had shorter hoses of around 15m were rated lower because this inhibited their usefulness in larger spaces. Whether you have light garden furniture, white-painted walls, or just a desire to keep things more contemporary, this hose reel has a refreshing design that will do the trick.