Liberty Basics 512 Wall Mounted Hose Reel with Shelf

First mistake, buying this in fall and using it once prior to putting it away for the winter and then when using it consistently in the spring finding out that it is garbage and not even return eligible.Second mistake, thinking something on Amazon isn't actually a cheap piece of garbage. This thing is so wonky and says it holds up to 225ft of hose. Nope. I have a 100ft hose and it has already broken the top piece off. Also, how it is designed where it attached the hose it forces the hose to kink at the connection to the reel.Third mistake, thinking you could use this on the side of a house with yards in both directions to the right and left. Unless your yard is directly in front/behind you, this thing is incapable of winding up the hose properly so you need to drag the hose directly in front of the reel prior to winding it in.Anyways, if you are looking for something to buy that has like a month warranty and isn't that great, this is just the product for you. If you actually don't want to be frustrated, spend your money on something of better quality.

This reel is okay for the price. It is a bit flimsy, though. Curiously, the handle on the reel is a comfortable, grippy, soft rubber but it does not rotate, so you have to loosen your grip and allow it to slip as you wind up the hose.When I hooked up the hose and tried it it leaked like a sieve. I tried changing washers and even adding a second washer, but to no avail. To their credit, the manufacturer shipped me out a new hose when I advised them of the defect.Like I say, okay for the price. I needed another two reels, but I elected to pick up a couple of better, cheaper (but made in USA) reels from Home Depot instead.

Liked: Top shelf, handy, which most hose reels don't have. Seems robust though only time will tell...Disliked: Tricky to assemble. Handle is fixed and rubber coated so there is a lot of friction when turning. I added a loose sleeve over it - short piece of plastic pipe, slightly bigger internal diameter than the handle width - held in place with a cable tie, to overcome this bad design feature.

THis product is the exact set up as the Canadian Tire one except with a different name. I know because I returned it last year after it was horribly difficult to turn. This one has the same characteristic but it a little less hard to turn.. I would return it if it was easy to do.

Assembly was easy. After sturdy placement on the side of my deck, the hose was rolled up. The more expensive models have a guide but I have a 75 foot hose and it fits great.