Hey Cheapies team. Any recommendations for hose reels? Mine is leaking internally and is due for replacement… Preferably 20m length minimum.
Hose reels recommendations?
Sxeten on 18/11/2025 - 05:42
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General advice: when you get a new hose, stretch it out, get rid of any twists, fill it with water, and leave it like that for an hour on a warm day.
Gardena all the way. I went cheap and bought a Nylex one from Bunnings - it's fine but the water smells plasticky coming out of it, and the Gardena we bought feels much higher quality and has no smell.
https://www.gardena.com/nz/products/watering/hose-trolleys-r…
Had mine a couple years so far. Works extremely well. Portable and NO kinks or issues with rolling or unrolling. Absolutely fabulously better than any other I've had. Not cheap tho. About $350 @ Mitre 10 from memory.
Think it had a 3 or 5 yr warranty
We have the Gardena 20m retractable. Solid unit, 5m warranty, but it's like $300.
This is a peak NZ story.
This should have said 5 year warranty, not 5m 🫠
I've got one of these. It's been mint.
https://www.tradetested.co.nz/p/gardening/watering/hose-reel…
If you're looking for pressure washer hose that doesn't kink, this is a good one:
https://www.temu.com/goods.html?_bg_fs=1&goods_id=6011006385…
I also recommend the Gardena 15/20/30m retractable hose. Both Mitre10 and Bunnings sell them, so best bet is to purchase when another retailer has them on sale making use of the 15% price beat.
We are on our second Gardena after the first retractable one failed to retract anymore. Our second one sometimes struggles to retract the last couple metres but I guess at least they have a decent warranty.
Berry and Bird branded hose reel on sale at Mitre10 at the moment for $99
https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/berry-bird-auto-rewind-hose-r…
Does anyone have any feedback on these?
Bunnings also has this one for $109 that looks ok. 2 year Warranty too.
Pope 100YR 25m Retractable Hose Reel
https://www.bunnings.co.nz/pope-100yr-25m-retractable-hose-r…
Thanks guys - might look into the gardena, but those two deals from m10 and bunnings are pretty tempting too at the price point
I do not recommend Holman. Bought a few for home and work and they have not lasted.