Suncast SMT200B Hose Hideaway with Smart Trak Hose Guide
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Suncast SMT200B Hose Hideaway with Smart Trak Hose Guide
Customer Review: Turned into Water Wiggle first week... :-(
Summary: 1 Stars
Remember the Water Wiggle toy from the 70s that chased kids around the backyard with a insane spray of water? In the first week of use the input feed coupling on the side of the box came apart from the box. Plugged the coupling back in, but continues to come out. The problem appears that the design of the coupling is such that it will not handle the pressure if there is a cut-off on the hose. So when I turn off the water when I move from one area to another, the coupling cannot handle the pressure and shoots off, spraying water all over the box, patio, furniture... Looking at the coupling appears it just has a flimsy plastic notch to hold onto the box - very poor design. Returned box for a refund as this appears to be a design defect inherent in all boxes. Too bad, nice concept. Also the Suncast web site has no useful info on products. :-( Sigh, can someone please make a product that doesn't come apart under normal use?Customer Review: Leader hose - walker
Summary: 4 Stars
Excellent replacement for the steel hose reel I had attached to my shed..after 4 years the reel controls (the key to these things) froze up and rusted on me..even though I took precaution in the winter to protect it...since this reel is plastic...and that has it's own problems...what I found bad immediately was the "leader hose" they include...it did everything it's not suppose to..after 15 minutes I replaced it with one of my old ones I had and it worked perfectly. The Hideaway will walk on you...it's a 100 ft of hose you're pulling...so I made some adjustsments for that..it reels back the hose very nicely...I won't go into in this review, but my adjustments, plus MY leader hose have turned this into a really nice hose connection reel for me and my wife. Glad I got it...but I knew I'd have to make adjustments and I did.Customer Review: Beware of plastic Coupling
Summary: 1 Stars
I agree with L Courtney, the hose reel box is a great concept but the 'flimsy' plastic notch on the coupling will break and render the whole box useless. I recently bought a house and the prior homeowner left behind Suncast Hose Reel box.
The first use, I turned on the water, nothing happened...so I leaned up close to 'inspect' at the exact moment the side hose disengaged and shot water in my face, soaked my hair and clothes, the deck and anything within a 8-10' range. Sad thing here is that I thought it must have been an operator error and the plastic coupling had not been pushed in all the way...so I tried again. I sloshed back to the hose. I'm rethinking the 'gift' from the prior homeowner.
Thanks to L.C. for the Water Wiggle memory...didn't it have an upside-down yellow cup with a face?
Customer Review: EVERYTHING I WAS LOOKING FOR IN A HOSE REEL
Summary: 5 Stars
I did a lot of research before purchasing this product, although, I already have an older model which I love. I still wanted to make certain that this was the best value available in it's product line. It was replacing an unenclosed and "non-hose guide" model which was a pain in my side. It does not require any assembly, works perfectly as advertised, seems quite well built, has the Smart Trak Hose Guide and is very easy for my wife to reel in the entire length of hose with ease. This is a definite buy if you are looking for this type of product. And, the price is very reasonable after having looked carefully online and in brick and mortar stores such as Home Depot and Lowe's. In summary, value, quality, no assembly, ease of use, priced right and makes life easier make this a must buy.Customer Review: Don't buy this box!
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this box about 8 months ago and it worked fine for most of that time. The box does tip over sometimes when your pulling the hose out and you get 1/2 the hose out. The box also has to sit perfectly level or the plastic twists and the lid won't close tightly. Also, the wind up reel and automatic winder sometimes get out of sync, which causes you to move the spindle to a place where the unit will work properly again. The worst thing about this box is that the spindle the hose wraps around is made of plastic and will break, as mine did, rendering the box useless. $[...] bucks, down the drain! Get a metal hose winder or a more sturdy one than this piece of junk!