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  1. 7th June 2012, 12:09 PM #1
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    Hose Reels air and water.Your opinions pls

    Looking at buying 2 x 20m wall mounted auto retractable/lock water hose reels and 1 x 20m auto retract/lock air hose reel for the workshop/garage.

    Options are ;

    Air hose reels
    Local Tool shop - Jamec-PEM $ 145 (Same thing on evilbay- $199!!)
    Supercrap- SCA Brand $ 80

    Water Hose Reel
    Local Tool shop - Jamec-PEM $ 145 (Same thing on evilbay- $199!!)
    Bunnings - Holman Brand - $ 90

    Are the Jamec -PEM ones that much better?
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    Pete, they are probably out of the same factory, i'd go the supercrap ones if they ok in the shop.
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    After a recent experience buying hose from Supercrap, I wouldn't touch ANY hose from there (in fact I now avoid going there altogether).
    I've still got air hoses from 15 years ago when I was still on the tools. Nothing super special but decent hose from an industrial supplies/tool type place. Cheap hose doesn't last, is shocking to work with (usually hard/inflexible) and IMO just not worth the money.

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    Steve

    What hose did you buy from Supercrap?
    So , you reckon the Jamec -PEM hose would be better for the extra $65?
    I guess you are saying that the hose is poop not necessarily the mechanism.
    The Jamec does have a 5 year warranty!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by land864 View Post
    Steve

    What hose did you buy from Supercrap?
    So , you reckon the Jamec -PEM hose would be better for the extra $65?
    I guess you are saying that the hose is poop not necessarily the mechanism.
    The Jamec does have a 5 year warranty!!
    Ya gets what ya pay for!!!

    Hose I bought was 3/4" heater hose. Measured at 17mm and was that hard you could have used it as a hammer. Impossible to fit as I discovered after cutting a piece to do the job on my falcon. When I went to return it I was given the "no you've cut it - we can't put that back on the shelf".
    Things went downhill rapidly from there (including a statement of "Oh - its only like 2mm smaller..." from the manager, but I got a credit and didn't go home in the divvy van

    It might look like chocolate, but if you're only paying for crap, and it feels like crap - then it probably is....

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