Amazing flat hose.

Advantages: Compact flat hose, can use when on reel.
Disadvantages: No good when there is a hose pipe ban.

...I have tried a few hose pipes over the years. The standard round hose pipe on a reel with wheels. It kinks and twists and it takes two people to wind it back onto the reel and then finding somewhere to store it because their quite bulky. The springy one was great to start with, then it just stopped springing back. So i was left with a long over stretched hose with no place to store. Then one day i was flicking through the thousands of tv channals we have these days (only about 10 useful) and i saw the Magna Flat Hose. Price was £22.95 from QVC What caught my eye was some huge truck ontop of the hose and the water was still coming out impressive or what. (am i easily impressed or what) So 3 days after ordering my Magna Hose it arrives in a cardboard box. Quickly opening the box and getting out my 75 foot hose i was...

oldwasp 08.04.2006 (12.10.2006) · Read review
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Review of Magna Magna Hose

* Send for the Hose Mender! . .

Advantages: Good bit of kit, simple, and effective.
Disadvantages: Not a one.

...This review is on the hose mender by Rehau. You may think you don't need one of these, you may well be right of course. I thought so too, and having messed about in my garage for hours, using bits of copper pipe & Jubilee clips, I finally decided to get the proper kit. The Hose Mender itself is nothing special, it is simply a means of attaching one end of a hose pipe to another, in a short length. It does this very well, and although I have forgotten the price, it can't have been much more than a couple of Pounds. It was easy to do the job. and I have no regrets either, it is just a plastic fitting, nothing more, nothing less, and it is there to do a job, and it does that job very well indeed. You will see cheap and usually very nasty versions of these fittings around, but at this price you may as well go for the Rehau. You...

smudgeybabes 09.09.2008 (13.01.2009) · Read review
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Review of Rehau Hose Mender

Gardening Is Easy With Rehau Wall Mounted Automatic Hose Reel

Advantages: Easy, convinient, flexible, good value for money, made by a top quality brand
Disadvantages: Might have to buy other fittings as these are not very strong.

...from any direction straight from the wall. Also because it's flexible you can water the front or back garden without any leaks even if you use the full mains pressure. If you have a bigger garden you might find that the length isn't long enough, but it's good enough for my garden. You receive a 2 year guarantee for complete peace of mind. You can expect to pay anything from 54.99 GBP although I've seen it sold for more and also for less. The product saves time and energy that you would usually spend rewinding the hose yourself. Even though these are usually sold to trade they are excellent for home use as well. Especially if you do a lot of gardening or just want to treat yourself. I have joint problems and I've found this very helpful because it makes the hose much easier to use. It is quicker and much more convenient than it would be...

Mickie26 11.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Rehau Wall Mounted Automatic Hose Reel

I have a curly hose! .. Update.

Advantages: See list.
Disadvantages: See list.

...but read cons, If you don't need the flow, then you can join two together, or even more. Easy to stow, no need for a drum. Cons Small diameter (3/8") and all those curls means more friction, so less output. You can't just lay it out & let it water your garden without pegging it down. Just to explain that bit, if you have a normal hose and want to feed a sprinkler forty feet away from the tap, you run the hose to it, turn the tap on, & have a cuppa. With this system, you need to stop the hose from flying back towards the tap, not a great problem but something to be aware of. If your flow is not great then the output will be reduced. Although the length is 50 feet you can only use it practically, up to about 45' - anything more and you are struggling against the "spring" effect. One thing to remember, is that as the plastic hose...

smudgeybabes 06.04.2007 (27.02.2009) · Read review
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Review of Hoselock Hoselock Spiral Hose Set

Hose about that then! ..

Advantages: It passes water as it should
Disadvantages: None

...does tend to pick up dirt. Also it is very easy to change fittings on it, some have ribs that interfere with plastic fittings, which means in some cases you have to "shave" them off with a Stanley knife. These hoses are available at the big DIY superstores, and do last far longer than a "cheaper" alternative. Tips:- Always drain & stow away for the winter, coil onto a reel or hooks to keep it neat, and after use always turn the water supply off & release pressure in the hose. And go for the Hozeloc fittings, they are so easy, once you use them, you will never look back. Right, 250 words (without this but) I think that is enough to be called a real review, none of those quicky jobs thank you....

smudgeybabes 18.05.2007 (23.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of Rehau Green Lawn Hose 15 Metre 094059

Fantastic value hose reel, seems good quality.

Advantages: Good quality, at a good price.
Disadvantages: None

...a good idea to attach the connector to the other end of the hose, and turn the tap on. The connector has a shut-off valve built in, and will not allow water out unless something else is added to it. By filling the hose with water, then winding it onto the reel, it will help prevent the hose from crushing or kinking. I have no leaks whateoever from any of the connectors, and am very happy with my purchase....

bobbob455 19.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Hozelock 25m Floor Standing Compact Hose Reel + 25m Hose + Connectors

*"Hold my Hose" - Make up your own jokes. .

Advantages: Keeps hose tidy.
Disadvantages: None at all.

...Rehau Garden hose holder. OK, let's get the boring stuff out of the way first. Here is what may loosely called spec. Product Dimensions: Made to hold 100' of standard garden hose. Boxed-product Weight: 168 g Colour green. The Company. The Rehau company's stock in trade is plastic:- http://wwwrehau.co.uk Have a look for yourself. The Company have over 15,000 employees, in more than 170 locations all over the world. The company was founded in the town of Rehau, Germany, in 1948, and has since gone from strength to strength. Rehau is a well known Company, they sell a wide range of garden products. I have done one or two more reviews on these products, so if you are having trouble getting to sleep they could be just what you are looking for. Jobs. As for employment, they offer jobs at locations in the UK, as well as in...

smudgeybabes 09.07.2008 (04.09.2008) · Read review
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Review of Rehau Hose Holder

Hose me down

Advantages: long, strong and durable
Disadvantages: no attachments as standard

...Being a garden lover and extremely proud of my lovely lawn in most summer months, this year excluded it has required watering on a near daily basis to keep it looking lush and healthy. Not having an outside tap means that I have to run the hose from my kitchen at the back of my house down the garden and when I need to water the front garden, around my house. A long hose was needed and I found the solution in the Rehau Green Lawn 30 metre hose. Made in the traditional style with with no frills attached the Rehau hose is made from an incredibly durable plastic which has an 18 braid reinforced structure to made it feel solid to the touch without water running through it and this reduces kinks and subsequent reductions in water pressure. The only real issue an entry level gardener may experience with the hose when first buying is...

ASBO2000 07.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Rehau Green Lawn Hose 30 Metre 098928

Power corruption and hoses

Advantages: Very well made
Disadvantages: Prone to kinking

...going you have to have access to a ready water supply. The prospect of endless trips with a watering can quickly becomes one of the least attractive options and in this day and age there is really only one alternative ... THE GARDEN HOSE, you have just got to get one. As far as garden hoses go, there is really only one name that matters and that is the marvellous Hozelock and its accessories. When I got a hose, I went for the best one I could afford and opted for Hozelock's 30m hose and carrying cart - a real monster of a beast. I've been extremely chuffed with it and it's been of excellent value, BUT... In retrospect, the 30m hose has been a bit of a mistake. I thought I would need that amount of pipe but it's a bit over the top and I've just got about 10m of hose that has remained curled up on the carry cart ever since I got it...

dave27 18.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Hoselock Hoselock Through flow hose and cart

Better Than Water

Advantages: Two worlds melded together very nicely
Disadvantages: Not terribly well drawn characters

...Mike Carey is not a name I'd come across before, but on hearing he'd written the book that the film ''Constantine'' was based on, I was certainly interested in his work. ''Thicker Than Water'' is the fourth in his series involving Felix Castor and whilst that gave me slight pause about coming in to an already well established series, my desire to check out Carey's work outweighed any concerns I had. Felix Castor is an exorcist, attempting to fight the demons, werewolves and zombies that inhabit our world. Not all of them, as his closest friend has a demon living inside him whilst his friends Nicky and Juliet are a zombie and succubus. Mostly, he lets such things be, but if they cause trouble he takes it upon himself to remove them from the world and let us mere humans live in peace. This time around, Castor is implicated in a murder...

Soho_Black 12.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Thicker Than Water - Mike Carey