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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Crystal-clear on September 14, 2012, 05:58:21 pm

Title: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: Crystal-clear on September 14, 2012, 05:58:21 pm

im in need of somthing decent sick of buying crap every 6 months.
i came accross this today for £108 it looks durable has anyone used it and is it as strong as it looks!



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140679543718&fromMakeTrack=true

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: evo on September 14, 2012, 06:30:14 pm

Quote from: Crystal-clear on September 14, 2012, 05:58:21 pm

im in need of somthing decent sick of buying crap every 6 months.
i came accross this today for £108 it looks durable has anyone used it and is it as strong as it looks!



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140679543718&fromMakeTrack=true

Hi mate have a look at this site there cheaper i think its the 4th one down

http://www.cleaningspot.co.uk/acatalog/window_cleaning_Metal_hose_reel.html

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: STEVE-UK on September 14, 2012, 06:37:28 pm

yep we have one, its ok if you have up to 80m of 8mm, if you have 100m of hose fitted it just falls of the sides when reeling out

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: andyM on September 14, 2012, 07:17:23 pm

Quote from: Crystal-clear on September 14, 2012, 05:58:21 pm

im in need of somthing decent sick of buying crap every 6 months.
i came accross this today for £108 it looks durable has anyone used it and is it as strong as it looks!



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140679543718&fromMakeTrack=true

All their gear seems well overpriced to me.

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: Crystal-clear on September 14, 2012, 09:08:32 pm

cleaning spot one is more expensive £115 inc vat,

so does this reel last? ie handle etc

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: Simon@ Clearview contractors on September 14, 2012, 09:14:33 pm

I have one and believe me they are not as robust as as a powder coated metal reel.

I was more than a bit dissapointed as I was assembling the thing.  It's currently holding tricoflex 12mm garden hose(and not much 50m approx).

Thay are in a word...garbage

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: Ads on September 14, 2012, 09:19:09 pm

Completely agree. Really poor quality. The handle is very thin plastic and snap very easily. Ours lasted 2 months max and we chucked it out and put it down to a very bad purchase.

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: bobplum on September 14, 2012, 11:49:21 pm

i use standard hozelock reels

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: Dave Garrett on September 15, 2012, 07:01:12 am

Anyone ever tried one of these in a Van set up ?

http://www.amazon.com/Hozelock-2490-Auto-Rewind-Wall-Mount-65-Foot/dp/B0001YGT82/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t/181-0648091-7860453

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: Griffus on September 15, 2012, 07:34:45 am

http://www.wintecs.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=128_61&products_id=1482

This one's solid, apart from the handle coming off occasionally during frantic winding  :)

Not got wheels but they do one with whhels too: -

http://www.wintecs.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=128_61

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: dave f on September 15, 2012, 08:14:53 am

if your after a good reel check out a company called redash loads of reels and other related stuff

Title: Re: strong hose reel on ebay anyone used it?
Post by: Crystal-clear on September 15, 2012, 06:49:04 pm

redash look bloody good, just looking to see which one is the best for us?