I use the "GARDENA Premium Multi Sprayer" and the "Gardena Wall-Mounted Hose Box RollUp XL, 35m". Can't recommend them enough, auto reel has been amazing and have left the gun in the hook underneath. Been using both for 3 years now and not a hickup at all. They are a step up in quality from the hozelock stuff but come at a premium price, "you get what you pay for".

Gardea fan here, fed up of Hozelock connections leaking and being cheap. Got the Gardena floor mount reel. Been brilliant! Just pull, and then a yank to auto reel back. Premium Gardena gun tho leaked (silly me left it outside in frost)

Very timely as I'm about to move house and considering retiring the current 20 year old Hozelock reel.

I've owned five or six different wall mounted hose reels, both Gardena and Hozelock. They typically crack when I don't get them indoor before the frost comes. The last 3 years I've had a 35m Gardena RollUp XL which is really good. It is self draining so no need to take it off during winter time. Also the spring is still strong enough to pull the hose back in, which has not been the case for the other ones after some time of use. As for the nozzle I now use the Gardena Premium Cleaning Nozzle, which is far better than any others I have used. It has metal hose connection and nozzle, and high quality rubber/plastic for the rest. It does not break, unless you leave it filled with water during the winter frost.

After a Hozelock and Karcher wall mounted I’ve got a self real Gardena, this so far seems the best. Also had the premium Hozelock, Karcher and Gardena spray gun, all started leaking. Got a metal gun from Toolstation for £5, got it to replace Karcher gun now it’s replaced Gardena and lasted a lot longer.

I bought Gardena and a role with 50 meter hose top end and it is fantastic. I needed 50 meter to clean the caravan in storage works well. It is all metal not plastic but cost more. My wall mount unit is now 17 years old and like you a keep cutting lengths.

Great video John. I'd look at getting a kiam or intrico industrial products hose reel and I know a friend who's been banging on about a V-tuf multi function trigger head 👍🏼 hope you get sorted eventually

Btw my Hozelock trigger lasted about 10 years, I don't know if the quality has dropped off, and I do look after my things better than most. I think I'd prefer plastic construction over metal since the plastic won't rust or corroded. Having said that, I think Homebase or B&Q did a full brass construction range. Even the tap adaptor and hose ends are brass I think.

Just bought a hose lock system for around £50. All the bits and bobs with it. Can’t fault it really. Paired it with my AVA Go and 🤩 what a combination. The snow foam lance is amazing with autoglym polar. Okay I have soft water but really , it’s a game changer.

Ive just put a pressure washer reel up near my garage door from direct hoses, wish id done it years ago. Luckily i have a space for the pressure washer to sit connected up permanently. You can just run a garden hose to the pressure washer neatly somewhere to connect it up.

I have black and lime green (the hexagon man would love it) multi pattern sprayer that i got from either B&M or home bargains, and i dont particularly take care of it. Very cheap and still fine after 18 months

If you feel like replacing your old tap, the quarter-turn lever style ones are great.

I have been using the Kärcher Premium spray gun which is part metal part plastic for more than 5 years…great quality… I just don’t leave it connected when not in use and I empty it out every time..

I got a hose reel from Toolstation made of metal ,put the old hose on it , not as ‘‘pretty’ as the hose lock but does the job ,back to you in 5 years to recommend !

I can recommend the Gardenia wall mounted reel. Had it about 3 years, fitted to an outside wall so exposed to all weathers. No handle to crank, just pull the hose to release the ratchet and it self-winds. Had to replace the cheapo Hozelock gun, but that maybe due to being lazy and letting it drag on the path when re-winding the hose.

Looking forward to the forensic detailing x obsessed garage video

I go for the expanding hoses now look way neater

Ive used Hozelock for years and just recently started using an expanding hose for the front garden and its amazing. I actually used it to wash the car and it was powerful enough.

gardena has metal quick connect fittings use that hozelock housing and just change the hose when it wears out

CK gun’s full brass and rubber coating. Had mine now for 8 years.

Gardena hosepipe are rated really good

I replaced all of my Hozelock connectors with metal GEKA Quick Click Hose End Connectors, they are a lot more sturdy that the standard plastic types. As for spray gun;s I've used the heavy duty metal garden hose types around £20 from places such as Amazon.

Id recommend the HOZELOCK - Multi-Jet Spray Gun Ultramax Pro Metal. Its roughly £40 but survived for 10 or so years until it was driven over. Still worked but a few of the water settings didn't work as they should.

Hozelock hose has slept on me a couple of times so changed to Gardena, haven’t looked back since.

I'd be bringing the end of the hose back to the reel before winding it in, so the connector doesn't get damaged bouncing along the ground

What i do with the internals of these hose guns is add a little oil inside the gun now and again as the plastic triggers dry out and grind against the gun when pulling it in sounds daft but it works

My hozelock hose and reel have lasted 23 years so far and still going strong. It's mounted to the inside of the shed door, so not exposed to the elements which I guess has helped.

I’ve not long picked up the one with the green handle, branded Draper, better start looking for a back up 😂

I’ve had good luck with my Nylex gun

You probably want to check out professional / industrial grade reels. CEJN, a Swedish brand makes pneumatic/fluid hoses, reels and couplings. They can Be hard to find. Usually sold to companies, but private people can buy them. But typically you have to ask a quote for products. Nito Clean is also a water gun that is used in professional scene . I live in Finland, but I would guess in UK you can find them or similar tools

Maybe I’m the only one who’s had a poor Hozelock hose. I bought the anti-kink and from day one it kinked. Brought a vonHaus that is auto-wined that’s on my wall and is fantastic. Paid £60 off Amazon. Has a place for the hose end when not in use on the system. Hozelock are good for accessories but I’ll never use them for hoses again. The Hozelock kept having pin pricks so had to do the same as you John with chopping the hose down. Had it for 3 years and now it’s sat in the shed gathering dust, love the VonHaus ❤

I would definitely recommend the karcher automatic hose reel cost about £150 but I got it on eBay for $100. Very good quality. Not sure about their connectors etc. But the hose pipe and reel mechanism is of a very good quality.

Even industrial ones are crap with plastic internals. I found a solid brass spray nozzle for about 20 quid from aldi. That has lasted, but as for a gun, I've not managed to find one.

For garden hose reels and the spray gun eley garden is ment to simply be the best and for a pressure washer reel and hose I think ktm hydra for the reel and kobrajet hose with mozmatic connectors I think are up there with the best , worth a look

Just use a pump sprayer... That's what I do when I'm playing with the test panel. That way, you can have a fine mist, and the pressure of the water isn't having any effect on the cleanbility of the product your testing.

Hozelock used to do metal pro ones, lasts me 5-6 years each

Claber rotoroll are good and there spray guns But now I collect rainwater in a 1000ltr ibc and have it connected to a pump and filter so have connections in the front and rear garden so just use a flexible hose for front and rear gardens and use the water filtered for washing the cars so now have no streaks on the car or watermarks.

John you need to look at the Flowpro professional reel with the elite fittings and hose. It’s a stainless/ aluminium construction and by far the best consumer reel out there without any of the retractable smack you in the shins & face B.S I purchased one a few months back and it’s the best consumer unit I’ve ever purchased. Sure you have to use your brain a little and get all the bits separately but it’s well worth it 👍

I have the gardens wall mounted system. Had it for 7 years now. It's still good as new. All triggers are shit lol.

I just picked up another new gun. But it keeps popping off the connector. Put a new connector on the hose and it’s the same

John I am like you I like hozlock equipment because I don’t like cheap stuff because it is a fails economy buying twice as it does cost more in the long term

Off topic slightly Jon but id like to advise people not to use auto stop or aqua stop hose fittings with your pressure washer as it causes pressure build up in the machine with subsequent part failures . AVA definitely mention it with their machines.

Sounds like you need a dual approach. Keep the Hoselock setup for the garden, split the outside tap into two flows and add a big boi washr fix wall mount pro and duo setup in the garage. You can increase the hose length for the garage to 20 metres. It also has the holders for the various nozzels and trigger gun, commercial grade reel, metal and powder coated. Might be worth a look!

Try the Firemans Hose Nozzle from Ultimate Garage. You do need plenty of water pressure but it's completely rubber coated and very robust.

CK gun and fittings. Brass quality. Gardena reels..

Surprised by now John you don’t have a wall mounted pressure washer reel in your garage and then also install a garage water tap to permanently connect your pressure washer to?

Hole lock is the best iv used even my koi pond I use hole lock parts carmt the make yes you pay the extra but you pay for what you get I whould recommend all day long g I czrnt fault them

John are you saving up for a new beemer or gt3? Putting out videos everyday is lush, and i mean lush, cash injection for you my lad! 😊

I find the Hozelock spray guns to be good enough for the money. £17 is cheap and they last about 2 years before they start leaking.

The problem with hozelock is the 3 plastic prongs inside the coupler, they always fail, they make metal male fittings on the expensive guns but theres no metal coupler, i think they make them as a consumable.

Hozelock are great for a few days but as soon as it sees sunlight or frost then it starts to leak. IMHO they are designed for a short life so you buy them again and again. Great as a 100th birthday present however.

I bought a cheapo hose gun from Lidl, cost less than a tenner and so far has lasted well and survived many, many drops.

Hozelock is a fairly good brand. Plastic hoses when they should be rubber. Chinese and amazon brands never last. But there is very little choice these days at that price point.

Hey John ik you want a good waterpistool look up heavy duty vikan waterpistool last you years

I’ve got that reel however I literally just replaced it with the open 2 in 1 60m reel as this enclosed reel kept tangling up the hose inside and it’s just a pain in the backside unwinding and then winding back up! It also damaged my hose when trying to unwind! I wish I never bought it tbh..

B and m spray gun 6 function .yes plastic but bargain and hadn't smashed yet and only £3.50 rolson make

Bought a Lidl sprayer for 5 quid 2 years ago. Still going great but it is all plastic

Great video, as per normal John. Why don't they just make the plastic piece that breaks...( RUBBER)..!!! LIKE THE HANDLE. MAKE THE WHOLE GUN RUBBER, OBVIOUSLY COMMERCIAL GRADE SO IT LASTS..!! I SHOULD BE A DESIGNER HA HA

fancy giving me that garden hose, mate? 😉

Hi John! I have the same setup and it's perfect. Make sure you remove the Aqua stop hozelock fittings because they significantly reduce the water pressure. I just kink the hose to stop the water if needed. The FANHAO spray gun on Amazon is indestructible. It has a brass adjustable spray nozzle👍

Suttner is the best!

Lola wanted in on the video but got shunned.

I fill a bucket of water to protect the hose gun. When you’re not using it, it doesn’t get damaged sitting in the bucket, even reeling in. I’ve got the cheap plastic Hozelock gun and had it for over a year with no problems with it.

Try claber

My Hozelock Auto real 40m… £140.. lasted 10 years… auto recoils.. I find the hose connecter are poor and break quickly… Hozelock connects with many other pieces of kit… that’s the biggest advantage..

Instead of buying the whole new reel and winder why didn't you just replace the hose within. Also the Hozelock straight jet ends with a twist on/off are reliable. Don't chuck em if they start leaking from the connection just replace the sealing o ring.

What does Doog mean?!? 😀

You should have ceramic coated the paint on the Amazon gun! 😂

From my experience, hozelock is no good. Prefer Gardena, same plastic garbage but slightly less crap. Feels stronger stronger all around and the hose kinks less often.

I’ve always bought the cheap Asda ones but one cost every year I forgot to bring it in and it freezes and splits Cost me a £5 every year

I’ve got that exact same gun, and it’s just gone wrong. Don’t even think it’s five years old. Garbage!

I’m wedded to the Hozelock system but upgrade all the fittings to their metal professional range, a lot more robust than the standard plastic connectors.

All crap, all Chinese made, but they don't mind they're crap, they only pay 25p for them 🤦👍

Bought one of their hose reels, biggest load of rubbish I've ever bought. Won't rewind most of the time. Even the screws to fix it to the wall were gash. Don't buy one.

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