HOZELOCK - Mini Reel "Pico Reel" 10m : Ideal for Patios, Balconies and Small Gardens, Compact Streamlined Reel, Effortless Rewinding, Supplied with 1 Multi Spray Gun: Ready to Use [2425 0000]

Hozelock Ltd HZ24250000 Pico Reel, Yellow, 10m:I have a small garden full of veggies and needed a replacement hose for my old and trusty spring coiled hose,that perished, that could reach my entire garden without the chore of mauling the full size hose and reel around.After much research I purchased this 10m dinky little hose reel and so far I am very pleased with it. It is of all plastic construction but seems sturdy enough and I foresee many years of use if treated with respect. It does not have industrial build but then again it doesn’t have an industrial build price either.I have dropped it a few times without incident.The hose pipe is of a smaller diameter than standard but with my water pressure there are no flow issues and I get, depending on the spray setting selected, a powerful water flow.The hose reel is dinky and is ideal to carry around when watering, spooling and unspooling as you go.The spray nozzle has many useful spray patterns of which I use the gentle watering can like setting the most and it also has a adjuster for the flow rate as well as a lock to hold the trigger open. Thoughtful.It’s easy to wind up once finished but remember to move the hose ( still pressurised from side to side to ensure even spooling and no jamming. Then release the water pressure and both ends have clamps to attach them on the hose spool. Very thoughtful. This is one of my top 3 gardening gadgets

We use this in our motorhome, as the hose is long enough to reach most water outlets on campsites, it is a lightweight, compact design and the holder keeps the hose tidy and very easy to move. The hose has quite a narrow lumen, but this does not affect flow, unduly. The connectors and spray attachment work well, though some of the sprayer settings work better than others. A good, compact and competitively priced hose reel.

This is a delight to use, very light and easy to unreel or put back. It would have had 4 stars but the attachment to the garden tap leaked badly and the recommended package with an extra tap fitting had exactly the same design - maybe this should be explained or changed for future buyers. I purchased a higher quality metal Hoselock fitting which cured the leaking problem and recommend other buyers to do the same if it leaks. We have fairly low pressure but the multifunction spray is great and overall perfect for a 25 ft garden with patio.

This item is perfect for a small garden - as with all or any hose items don't leave outside for Jack frost to do his worst - If they freeze with water in both the gun and connectors will fail !!there is a review up here about it not winding in correctly- mine works perfectly just take your time and don't kink hose and it won't give you any trouble in my opinion - it's great so neat 10m long not quite long enough to get to my greenhouse so I use a bog standard 2 meter hose from tap to pico hose reel problem fixed ..finally this hose will & does have less power due to the reduced bore size of hose - however it's powerful enough for me ....

Versatile, Lightweight, easy to use.Good while it lasts though!The shorter hose section, that is "yellow" in colour, is of lower grade than the grey section of the hose.The yellow hose section will, and I do mean will, eventually deterioriate, and leak through the sides of the tubing. Its just a matter of time.This is not so great of a problem, if it could be easily repaired or replaced with another hose section, purchased separately, or even sold by hozelock.Unfortunately the yellow hose section is not a modular component, and can not be so easily repaired at a consumer level.There is a "metal" factory fitted permanent clamp which attaches one end of the yellow hose section to the reel unit. This needs to be twisted off using pliers with force, thus destroying the metal clamp entirely.One would need to buy an adjustable (Screw fit type) metal hose clamp of suitable diameter, in addition to a suitable spare section of hose. Homebase brand and some other brand standard diameter hoses will not fit as they are a bit too wide in diameter to cinch down securely. This will leak though, and waste water, which is not ideal.Hozelock have made this, effectvely a semi permanent connection, so that consumers can not simply "click-fit" another hose section to make whole reel re-useable again.Therefore this product does have a deliberate built in obsolescence.Most consumers would likely resort to disposing of the whole reel unit except for the spray gun, and then buying another entire reel unit which comes with another spray gun.There is a lot (maybe 90%+) of plastic material waste for the sake of a simple section of hose (approx 1 metre or so). Hozelock are not making this product environmentally friendly, when it comes to consumers being able to re-use or repair this product. After all, there is far less profit in selling a short section of replacement hose than selling an entire new reel unit.

Bought this to use at the stables. It’s an excellent size to carry. 10metre cable is long enough from our tap and a neat hose winder. It’s so useful for lots of different uses. Happy with it so far