RSH125 Crate 125-Foot Water Powered Retractable Garden Hose Reel

by Reel

Product Features

• Rugged, 125-foot hose storage crate
• Water-powered rewinding
• Auto-sort guide for even winding
• Protects hose from sun exposure
• No batteries or electricity required

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.3 x 20.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 18 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000FGC74Q
• Item model number: RSH125
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,202 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #87 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Plants & Planting > Watering Equipment > Hoses & Accessories > Reels
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Reel crate 125 auto-rewind 125-foot hose reel comes complete with ample capacity for 125 feet of 5/8-inch hose. Intended as a floor-mounted device, the unit also features corrosion-resistant plastic, and a water-powered automatic-rewind feature is thrown into the mix for added convenience. Other features include an auto-sort guide to keep the hose from binding, and a compact design.

Product Description

Reel, Crate Hose Reel, 5/8" Hose Capacity, Up To 125', Water Powered Automatic Hose Rewind, Durable Plastic Casing With Wood Like Texture, Floor Mountable.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product, July 15, 2007

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M. Hagen "M" (ILL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RSH125 Crate 125-Foot Water Powered Retractable Garden Hose Reel (Lawn & Patio)

I normally do not write reviews, but in this case I think that it is necessary.
My wife & I are avid gardeners and there is probably not a day during the gardening season that we do not use our garden hose.
I purchased a Robo winder around 5 years ago (could be 7 or 8) and we were extremely pleased with it. We left it outside all year round and only disconnected the inlet hose during our Illinois winters.
We also purchased a 75 ft unit that we have also performed the same maintenance on, which is none and also found this unit GREAT.
Finally had to replace my Robo Winder with new version RW-12581 and found this new version faster and much, much smaller and more compact then my trusty Robo Winder.
I was even able to install a small sprinkler to the discharge hose to water those neglected areas instead of dumping the discharge water down a drain.

I had looked at all of the alterative units (electric, hand windups) and this unit is simply the BEST.
I wish that everything I purchased worked as well.

Merv Hagen

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A low-quality novelty, July 17, 2006

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Ray (MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RSH125 Crate 125-Foot Water Powered Retractable Garden Hose Reel (Lawn & Patio)

It does work, but that is about as good as it gets. The quality of the materials used is quite low. I found that you sometimes have to pull pretty hard to unwind the hose which can be annoying. The worse problem is that I had this product for about 2 months and it already has a serious internal leak. These were summer months (no freeze occurred). My next step is to just throw it away and start over with a better product.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe Someone Got a Dud?, May 14, 2007

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Elderflower (Washington State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RSH125 Crate 125-Foot Water Powered Retractable Garden Hose Reel (Lawn & Patio)

I've been using this ReelSmart model heavily for a year now, with no wear & tear at all. Because I wasn't willing to drill anchor holes in my nice new concrete slab, I've been using it unanchored, with a heavy piece of garden statuary sitting on top to weight it down (and camouflage it as a table). I also left it out (under cover) all winter -- a fierce, cold one this year, No leaks, no problems, no degradation of materials. Because it's unanchored, unreeling works much better if I stand at the reel and pull out as much as I need -- when I do it from a distance and at an angle, the box travels a bit. But if I had the heart to bolt it in place like the directions told me to, unreeling wouldn't be an issue. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a second one -- in fact, I visited this site to do just that. I've also got a professional gardener doing some work for me, and he is flat-out in love with this thing!