Good video, thanks for taking the time to do it. I was just looking at these today to use for next spring/summer. These look really robust and worth the cost. I'll have to get the reel that mounts to a post and 200 foot of their hose too.
I actually just replaced the flexzilla hose used in the video with a very pricey 75 foot hose from Eley. My flexzilla hose fittings just kept bursting if I left the water running for more than a few seconds and basically meant I had to shut it off every time I wasn’t using the water; it was awful running back and forth to the spigot when washing my cars. As stated, the hose was pricey and probably 3-4x the cost of a similar hose you can get at a big box store but for me it’s worth knowing I won’t have to worry about replacing the hose every couple of years. The hose and the fittings feel solid. Eley products so far seem to be well worth the money. Just FYI they are currently on sale for Labor Day (10% off)!
I just installed an Eley reel, so I skipped through your video, just to see what you did. Looked familiar. ;-) Your video displayed what I saw. One thing that took me a few seconds to realize was how the hose connector could rotate in multiple directions to attach hose, then it was easy....so that is why they did it that way. The Eley reel is great. It was overkill for my 100 foot EasyFlow [soft] hose though, I think I'll stick to just a hanger for it. So I moved my 3/4 inch rubber hose to that location and the reel made it a lot easier. It is behind a gate though so possibly I should have gotten that hose guide that Eley has...I think from a comment that the base sticks in the ground and then you can insert and remove the guide. I have not looked. I used a large piece of spongy material and a board to keep the hose from getting trapped under the gate. Probably just use the sponge in the future. After all that I still have issues. First, there is a malfunctioning anti-siphon backflow preventer or Vacuum Breaker on that spigot. It is preventing good flow and when I turned off the spigot I got soaked. So Eley fine, spigot not so fine. I may need a plumber to get it off and leave it off or replace it. The other spigot is leaking around the handle when on so I will need to take care of that too. :-( At least I was able to use my Eley Brass Garden Hose Nozzle on the new EasyFlow hose. The nozzle works great. The 0 degree stream was strong enough to remove excessive mildew in some Oolite type porch tiles. I looked at it and it appears that when you rotate or pull it in and out that it works by squeezing a flexible tube. Interesting and effective. So far I have not been able to use it on the 3/4 inch hose or the other EasyFlow type hose as I cannot get the old nozzles off, even with Knipex Cobra pliers and an Alligator pliers. One is the brass tube type and the other is a BonAire that is leaking. I possibly can service the Bonaire on the hose removing the center with a 5/32" allen wrench IIRC, and maybe that would help take it off, but I would prefer to just unscrew it from the hose. Anyone have any suggestions on how to remove the stuck hose nozzles without damaging them or the hose fittings? One the heavy rubber hose the fitting is brass and on the other EasyFlow type the fitting is aluminum. For that matter anyone have suggestions on removing the anti-siphon fitting. It is also covered with paint, so might be a job beyond me.
Can't help you there unfortunately, I would think pliers would work fine and you might just have to live with damaging it. As for removing the anti-siphon, I'm sure there are some videos on here that could help but it might just need servicing. Glad the reel works well. Still enjoy mine and I am now using a 75 ft Eley hose and it's a beast.
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Good video, thanks for taking the time to do it. I was just looking at these today to use for next spring/summer. These look really robust and worth the cost. I'll have to get the reel that mounts to a post and 200 foot of their hose too.
I actually just replaced the flexzilla hose used in the video with a very pricey 75 foot hose from Eley. My flexzilla hose fittings just kept bursting if I left the water running for more than a few seconds and basically meant I had to shut it off every time I wasn’t using the water; it was awful running back and forth to the spigot when washing my cars. As stated, the hose was pricey and probably 3-4x the cost of a similar hose you can get at a big box store but for me it’s worth knowing I won’t have to worry about replacing the hose every couple of years. The hose and the fittings feel solid. Eley products so far seem to be well worth the money.
Just FYI they are currently on sale for Labor Day (10% off)!
I just installed an Eley reel, so I skipped through your video, just to see what you did. Looked familiar. ;-) Your video displayed what I saw. One thing that took me a few seconds to realize was how the hose connector could rotate in multiple directions to attach hose, then it was easy....so that is why they did it that way. The Eley reel is great. It was overkill for my 100 foot EasyFlow [soft] hose though, I think I'll stick to just a hanger for it. So I moved my 3/4 inch rubber hose to that location and the reel made it a lot easier. It is behind a gate though so possibly I should have gotten that hose guide that Eley has...I think from a comment that the base sticks in the ground and then you can insert and remove the guide. I have not looked. I used a large piece of spongy material and a board to keep the hose from getting trapped under the gate. Probably just use the sponge in the future.
After all that I still have issues. First, there is a malfunctioning anti-siphon backflow preventer or Vacuum Breaker on that spigot. It is preventing good flow and when I turned off the spigot I got soaked. So Eley fine, spigot not so fine. I may need a plumber to get it off and leave it off or replace it. The other spigot is leaking around the handle when on so I will need to take care of that too. :-(
At least I was able to use my Eley Brass Garden Hose Nozzle on the new EasyFlow hose. The nozzle works great. The 0 degree stream was strong enough to remove excessive mildew in some Oolite type porch tiles. I looked at it and it appears that when you rotate or pull it in and out that it works by squeezing a flexible tube. Interesting and effective.
So far I have not been able to use it on the 3/4 inch hose or the other EasyFlow type hose as I cannot get the old nozzles off, even with Knipex Cobra pliers and an Alligator pliers. One is the brass tube type and the other is a BonAire that is leaking. I possibly can service the Bonaire on the hose removing the center with a 5/32" allen wrench IIRC, and maybe that would help take it off, but I would prefer to just unscrew it from the hose.
Anyone have any suggestions on how to remove the stuck hose nozzles without damaging them or the hose fittings? One the heavy rubber hose the fitting is brass and on the other EasyFlow type the fitting is aluminum. For that matter anyone have suggestions on removing the anti-siphon fitting. It is also covered with paint, so might be a job beyond me.
Can't help you there unfortunately, I would think pliers would work fine and you might just have to live with damaging it. As for removing the anti-siphon, I'm sure there are some videos on here that could help but it might just need servicing. Glad the reel works well. Still enjoy mine and I am now using a 75 ft Eley hose and it's a beast.
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