Comments on: Be Kind, Rewind Your Hose With Water Power http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:11:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Peter B http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-291495 Peter B Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:09:48 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-291495 I had one of these for a while. They are pretty slow and make quite a mud mess with the water coming out of the third hose. Also, they are pretty weak and won't pull the hose around obstacles. Get a metal reel with a rotating knob on it instead - much faster, neater, and hardly a lot of exercise. I had one of these for a while. They are pretty slow and make quite a mud mess with the water coming out of the third hose. Also, they are pretty weak and won’t pull the hose around obstacles. Get a metal reel with a rotating knob on it instead - much faster, neater, and hardly a lot of exercise.

]]> By: Red http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-284978 Red Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:37:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-284978 I have one too. Harley accident dicked me up pretty good, so hauling that hose back is not a simple thing. Despite all the whining above by people who don't own the damn thing, I do and it works. The drain hose extends 5-6 feet away roughly so you water a little piece of your lawn there while the hose retracts. When the end comes near, you just flip the lever and turn the water off. And no, it doesn't come whipping back in fast enough to make a "loud ‘crack’ when the hose hit the stop". It just rolls back in. And FYI, though no one mentioned it above, I have two hoses screwed together, and it even handles the joint without problems, coils it up just like the rest of the hose. I have one too. Harley accident dicked me up pretty good, so hauling that hose back is not a simple thing. Despite all the whining above by people who don’t own the damn thing, I do and it works. The drain hose extends 5-6 feet away roughly so you water a little piece of your lawn there while the hose retracts. When the end comes near, you just flip the lever and turn the water off. And no, it doesn’t come whipping back in fast enough to make a “loud ‘crack’ when the hose hit the stop”. It just rolls back in. And FYI, though no one mentioned it above, I have two hoses screwed together, and it even handles the joint without problems, coils it up just like the rest of the hose.

]]> By: MarkH http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-283606 MarkH Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:01:24 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-283606 I have one... it's great and I love it! Our house is on a big slope, 27 steps up. We've got it on the landing at step 22 (near the top). I will pull the hose out of the reel and down the steps to water, and when I'm done I'll let the unit reel in the 100 foot 5/8 inch hose. When you activate the mechanism, water is diverted away from the hose into the drive mechanism, and out the side through a drain hose. I put the drain hose into one of our bushes. I got it in the summer of 2002, and it's been working well with near daily use during watering season. I have one… it’s great and I love it!

Our house is on a big slope, 27 steps up. We’ve got it on the landing at step 22 (near the top). I will pull the hose out of the reel and down the steps to water, and when I’m done I’ll let the unit reel in the 100 foot 5/8 inch hose.

When you activate the mechanism, water is diverted away from the hose into the drive mechanism, and out the side through a drain hose. I put the drain hose into one of our bushes.

I got it in the summer of 2002, and it’s been working well with near daily use during watering season.

]]> By: Eric Dykstra http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282612 Eric Dykstra Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:21:19 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282612 Talk like a pirate day isn't until September 19! Today is National High Five Day. www.nationalhighfiveday.com woo, up high! Talk like a pirate day isn’t until September 19! Today is National High Five Day.

http://www.nationalhighfiveday.com

woo, up high!

]]> By: Bob TDG http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282607 Bob TDG Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:13:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282607 Arr... Eric makes a good case... it's talk like a pirate day matey... though I'd still be liking to see where the beige hose goes, and how much water it uses Arr… Eric makes a good case… it’s talk like a pirate day matey…

though I’d still be liking to see where the beige hose goes, and how much water it uses

]]> By: Eric Dykstra http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282578 Eric Dykstra Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:32:12 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282578 well you <i>did</i> ask. well you did ask.

]]> By: kif http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282565 kif Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:00:11 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282565 I take it back. Its great! Looks like it is built to last; all those plastic parts will handle that vibration, especially on fast mode. And I think that loud 'crack' when the hose hit the stop was all that was needed to sell me. Yessir, that dog will hunt, whippin' that hose around like its nothin'. I know it will at least outlast that window it's mounted right next to - the one that appeared to take a hit off-camera! This thing is probably going places, like the CPSC! Seriously, I would like to see a category for this stuff, maybe gimmickmonger. I take it back. Its great! Looks like it is built to last; all those plastic parts will handle that vibration, especially on fast mode. And I think that loud ‘crack’ when the hose hit the stop was all that was needed to sell me. Yessir, that dog will hunt, whippin’ that hose around like its nothin’. I know it will at least outlast that window it’s mounted right next to - the one that appeared to take a hit off-camera! This thing is probably going places, like the CPSC! Seriously, I would like to see a category for this stuff, maybe gimmickmonger.

]]> By: Eric Dykstra http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282554 Eric Dykstra Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:37:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282554 Videos: http://tinyurl.com/6kufk5 http://tinyurl.com/6jnblg Videos:
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]]> By: kif http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282497 kif Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:58:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282497 Oh, I forgot to add: Working for the government, I have become somewhat of a bs aficionado! Oh, I forgot to add: Working for the government, I have become somewhat of a bs aficionado!

]]> By: kif http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282496 kif Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:55:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282496 Another Sky Mall type answer for an unasked question. If it doesn't waste a lot of water, it must have some well machined and geared apparatus, but I doubt it. I don't understand hose reels in the first place, and a water powered one seems even more unnecessary. If you can't properly pick up a hose, air-hose or extension-cord, you lack the cardinal trait of a real tool guy. If you can find it in your heart to love this thing, post a video of it pulling 150 feet of hose (probably weighted with water, if it doesn't have a way to break the seal) through the resistance of a mild grade (any well built house will be at a higher level than the outer perimeter of the yard) and the resistance of grass. For bonus points, demonstrate how it continues to work after the dog has jumped on the hose. Another Sky Mall type answer for an unasked question. If it doesn’t waste a lot of water, it must have some well machined and geared apparatus, but I doubt it. I don’t understand hose reels in the first place, and a water powered one seems even more unnecessary. If you can’t properly pick up a hose, air-hose or extension-cord, you lack the cardinal trait of a real tool guy. If you can find it in your heart to love this thing, post a video of it pulling 150 feet of hose (probably weighted with water, if it doesn’t have a way to break the seal) through the resistance of a mild grade (any well built house will be at a higher level than the outer perimeter of the yard) and the resistance of grass. For bonus points, demonstrate how it continues to work after the dog has jumped on the hose.

]]> By: Michael http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282434 Michael Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:08:51 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282434 Working for a pool company, I've become something of a garden hose aficionado. These things are alright, but really kind of silly. They wind up rather slowly, and using a manual hose reel isn't a particularly difficult thing, especially the type that have a guide on it to move the hose back and forth. The water that powers this reel comes out of a short piece of hose on the reel itself (the beige one of the lower left of the reel in the picture). So in addition to what I am sure is a larger price, it wastes water too, though probably not a lot of it. Working for a pool company, I’ve become something of a garden hose aficionado. These things are alright, but really kind of silly. They wind up rather slowly, and using a manual hose reel isn’t a particularly difficult thing, especially the type that have a guide on it to move the hose back and forth.

The water that powers this reel comes out of a short piece of hose on the reel itself (the beige one of the lower left of the reel in the picture). So in addition to what I am sure is a larger price, it wastes water too, though probably not a lot of it.

]]> By: Kelly http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282425 Kelly Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:03:39 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282425 Good question. I would guess it goes down the hose, but that poses a problem if you use a quick connector on your hose end since it shuts off the flow when not connected to something. Otherwise, I guess it drains out near the reel, which is a mudpit waiting to happen. Good question. I would guess it goes down the hose, but that poses a problem if you use a quick connector on your hose end since it shuts off the flow when not connected to something. Otherwise, I guess it drains out near the reel, which is a mudpit waiting to happen.

]]> By: Chris http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282413 Chris Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:46:13 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282413 Where does the water used for hydraulic power go? cl Where does the water used for hydraulic power go?

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]]> By: McAngryPants http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282328 McAngryPants Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:10:52 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282328 I got one of these. Mine is 6 years old and requires constant feeding. Also makes a lot of noise. I call it "boy" but my wife likes to call him by his given name. Almost more trouble than it's worth. I got one of these. Mine is 6 years old and requires constant feeding. Also makes a lot of noise. I call it “boy” but my wife likes to call him by his given name. Almost more trouble than it’s worth.

]]> By: Benjamen Johnson http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282314 Benjamen Johnson Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:47:53 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/17/be-kind-rewind-your-hose-with-water-power/#comment-282314 I've always wondered how well these work. I really hate having to guide the hose onto my hose reel as I wind it up -- my hands get really dirty and it takes a lot longer that it should. I’ve always wondered how well these work. I really hate having to guide the hose onto my hose reel as I wind it up — my hands get really dirty and it takes a lot longer that it should.

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