Retractable Air Hose Reel Wall Mount with Giraffe Design

dennis: Mounting plate does not separate from wheel so makes installation a bit clunky. Nothing you can’t work through however. There are clear rubber gaskets inside the hose connector to the wheel. Make sure they are set right or air will not go through. I just tossed them out and used Teflon tape. Return spring is strong. All in all a nice unit.

Canada on Nov 19, 2023

James Obrien: Solid. Very smooth operation. Works great. Good deal. Buy it, mount it in your garage. You will be glad you did.

United States on Nov 16, 2023

Woody Anderson: Installation was easy, the recoil pull is strong, and the stopper and rollers are very smooth and convenient.
Adjusting the guide arm is pretty easy.
No leaks, which is a pretty serious baseline.

United States on Nov 06, 2023

Craig L. Heald: I'm on the fence with this hose reel. The reel almost seems too small for the 50' hose. The sides of the reel are not as strong as some others

United States on Oct 16, 2023

Daniel LHeureux: Matériel en essais

Canada on Sep 22, 2023

NotACop97Z28: Works great. Doesn’t leak. Keeps the garage neat. Easy to use and retract.

United States on Sep 02, 2023

Derek Swanson: This product works very well. No leaks and the retracting mechanism has plenty of power. The only drawback I found was mounting the reel. With the hose already installed it was difficult to use a power tool to set the lag bolts into my garage wall. If the mounting bracket was wider than the reel that would greatly aid installation.

Canada on Aug 11, 2023

Farmer John: I read the reviews before I bought this and have had it mounted in my shop several days now. On the high side, mine did come with the short connection hose to hook up to the compressor, some reviews said it did not. However, neither end of the hose had the appropriate fitting that you can tighten without spinning everything attached, so I could not hook it up to the external valve on my compressor. I had to use a few connections I had in stock to make it work. Another high side is it is pretty, looks great on the wall. However, you need a mule train to pull the hose out past about 1/3rd of the way. It pulled out really heavy. Also, this is not 50 feet as suggested. There is a warning not to pass a marker near the end of the hose, or it will break the return, so you loose about 3 feet of length. Hose quality looks great, very nice and pleasant to use. I have used it lightly for a week now, and I have noticed the hose does not retract all the way anymore. It is hanging about 2 feet from fully recoiling to the chuck. I am not sure why that is taking place but it is annoying. My old hand crank hose cradle is not going anywhere fast, It still hanging where it was. If I have to pull out...

Canada on Jun 15, 2023

Grandpa NateGrandpa Nate: The reel and hose is reasonable quality - certainly good enough for home use. Being a mechanical engineer, i am unable to trust the mounting bolts they supply. Very poor instructions for mounting. But it is easy to make a sub-plate and use standard hardware to customize to your situation. I mounted mine under a work bench next to my small compressor (see photos.)

Read in another review about the odd connection type between the reel hose and supply line. I figured if I wear out the hose to that point, it's probably cost-effective and time-effective to simply replace the entire reel. I'll worry about that later ... hopefully more than 10 years away.

The two side roller guides would definitely benefit from two additional rollers so the hose is guided no matter which direction the hose is pulled. For me, I just extract the amount of hose I need standing in front of it, then I move to point of use.

The retract spring is nicely strong.

I think it is reasonable to expect more than 10 years of moderate home use.

United States on May 17, 2023

R S: so far it does not leak.

Canada on May 12, 2023