| Are you stuck in the frozen tundra of | | | | are ideal when a power rewind is |
| winter? Or is have just decided to take | | | | required, but there is no available |
| a break from your gardening this winter. | | | | power source. Reels are installed in |
| Not a gardener, but looking to buy a | | | | virtually any position. Spring-rewind |
| gift for one, we can help. This is your | | | | reels have less torque than other types |
| holiday buying guide for Hose Reels. | | | | of rewinds and are best suited for hose |
| Hose Reels - A Definition | | | | lengths from 50 to 90 ft. |
| What is a hose reel? You probably | | | | For convenience or heavy-duty work, |
| already know the answer but just in case | | | | reels can be equipped with a powered |
| a hose reel is a piece of equipment | | | | rewind. The motorized drives are air, |
| which wraps the hose up on a reel for | | | | hydraulic, or electric. Air is a popular |
| easy access and clean up. Instead of | | | | choice because it is readily available |
| leaving the hose out on the ground a | | | | in most industrial plants but not near |
| hose reel will wind the hose up to | | | | your garden. Hydraulic power is suited |
| better protect it from the elements. | | | | for heavy-duty jobs. Electric power is |
| Hoses are vulnerable to damage mainly | | | | also readily available but this is an |
| from the sun and from lawn mowers. When | | | | option we do not recommend because |
| rolled up on a hose hoses are better | | | | mixing water with electricity is never a |
| protected and they make your lawn and | | | | good idea. |
| garden appear cleaner and more | | | | For convenience, ease of use and cost we |
| organized.hose reel- Choosing a Rewind | | | | recommend finding a self winding hose |
| Method | | | | reel which is hydro powered. There are |
| Retrieval of hose or cable is | | | | new hose reels on the market which use |
| accomplished by several types of rewind: | | | | the flow of water from the spout to the |
| manual, spring, and powered. Manual | | | | hose to power the hose reel winder.These |
| rewinds are popular where there is no | | | | self winding hose reels are easy to wind |
| convenient power source. Four methods of | | | | and are not costly or dangerous like |
| manual rewind are available: disk, | | | | electricity. All they need is a flip of |
| direct drive, gear-driven crank, and | | | | the button and they will rewind them |
| chain-driven crank. Spring-rewind reels | | | | selves. |