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Andy Burns
Jun 2, 2017, 3:43:31 PM6/2/17
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I have a hozelock reel model 2415, could do with swapping over the inlet
and winding handle between sides to suit using the wallhanger in a
different position.
The assembly instructions helpfully say that it's a one-of choice and
cannot be altered
<https://vimeo.com/125556317>
It looks like four alignment "prongs" and four plastic hooks hold the
handle in place and other than being awkward to get at, should come
apart with suitable persuasion, any one tried and succeeded (or failed)?
and winding handle between sides to suit using the wallhanger in a
different position.
The assembly instructions helpfully say that it's a one-of choice and
cannot be altered
<https://vimeo.com/125556317>
It looks like four alignment "prongs" and four plastic hooks hold the
handle in place and other than being awkward to get at, should come
apart with suitable persuasion, any one tried and succeeded (or failed)?
Gary Woods
Jun 2, 2017, 5:18:45 PM6/2/17
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Andy Burns <use...@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>It looks like four alignment "prongs" and four plastic hooks hold the
>handle in place and other than being awkward to get at, should come
>apart with suitable persuasion
My dad, who started his career as an aircraft mechanic called that "Brute
>It looks like four alignment "prongs" and four plastic hooks hold the
>handle in place and other than being awkward to get at, should come
>apart with suitable persuasion
force and foul language." I've seen similar fastenings, and they generally
were not meant to be taken apart. If you can get at the ends of the
prongs and lift one at a time with something like a flat-blade screwdriver,
you might get them to release*, but I'll bed they'll break easily, leaving
you to, perhaps pin the works together with a drilled hole and screw.
My experience with those hose reels is that they're more bother than
they're worth, but I'm in the country where it's perfectly OK to just coil
the hose in a figure-eight near the sillcock if it's in the way for the
occasional mowing.
You suburbanites with critical neighbors, well...
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Gary Woods
Jun 2, 2017, 5:22:25 PM6/2/17
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I forgot:
*Think lock picking.
*Think lock picking.
Theo
Jun 2, 2017, 5:23:12 PM6/2/17
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In uk.d-i-y Gary Woods <garyu...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> My dad, who started his career as an aircraft mechanic called that "Brute
> force and foul language." I've seen similar fastenings, and they generally
> were not meant to be taken apart. If you can get at the ends of the
> prongs and lift one at a time with something like a flat-blade screwdriver,
> you might get them to release*, but I'll bed they'll break easily, leaving
> you to, perhaps pin the works together with a drilled hole and screw.
Hozelock do sell spare winding handles, though you'd have to check they are
> My dad, who started his career as an aircraft mechanic called that "Brute
> force and foul language." I've seen similar fastenings, and they generally
> were not meant to be taken apart. If you can get at the ends of the
> prongs and lift one at a time with something like a flat-blade screwdriver,
> you might get them to release*, but I'll bed they'll break easily, leaving
> you to, perhaps pin the works together with a drilled hole and screw.
available for your model.
Theo
Harry Bloomfield
Jun 2, 2017, 5:37:41 PM6/2/17
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Andy Burns pretended :
free them.
> It looks like four alignment "prongs" and four plastic hooks hold the handle
> in place and other than being awkward to get at, should come apart with
> suitable persuasion, any one tried and succeeded (or failed)?
Some thin tube of a suitable diameter, pushed onto the prongs should
> in place and other than being awkward to get at, should come apart with
> suitable persuasion, any one tried and succeeded (or failed)?
free them.
damdu...@yahoo.co.uk
Jun 3, 2017, 5:24:17 AM6/3/17
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On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 20:43:27 +0100, Andy Burns <use...@andyburns.uk>
wrote:
>I have a hozelock reel model 2415, could do with swapping over the inlet
>and winding handle between sides
>
I think I depressed the catch hooks by using long thin screw drivers
and some wiggling.
G.Harman
wrote:
>I have a hozelock reel model 2415, could do with swapping over the inlet
>and winding handle between sides
>
>It looks like four alignment "prongs" and four plastic hooks hold the
>handle in place and other than being awkward to get at, should come
>apart with suitable persuasion, any one tried and succeeded (or failed)?
I did it, though unhelpfully I can't remember exactly how.
>handle in place and other than being awkward to get at, should come
>apart with suitable persuasion, any one tried and succeeded (or failed)?
I think I depressed the catch hooks by using long thin screw drivers
and some wiggling.
G.Harman
Andy Burns
Jun 3, 2017, 8:57:17 AM6/3/17
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damdu...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> I have a hozelock reel model 2415, could do with swapping over the inlet
>> and winding handle between sides
>>
>> It looks like four alignment "prongs" and four plastic hooks hold the
>> handle in place and other than being awkward to get at, should come
>> apart with suitable persuasion, any one tried and succeeded (or failed)?
They do sell a kit of spares for about £17 delivered.
> I did it, though unhelpfully I can't remember exactly how.
> I think I depressed the catch hooks by using long thin screw drivers
> and some wiggling.
OK I soon realised it wasn't going to be able to get at it without
removing the shell, of course a couple of the screwheads had rusted
after years of being covered in mud and leaf mulch.
Tried piggling some disposable bits of metal (aka jewellers
screwdrivers) under the hooks, but could only depress two or three at a
time.
tried squishing the hooks with some water pump pliers, but the hooks
flattened and released in the centre but not at the edges.
It was "kill or cure" by this point, so took two pairs of mole grips and
got them locked-on to close the hooks together and managed to lever the
handle off which promptly flew half way across the garden.
The hooks are a bit mangled, but should have enough purchase when I put
it back together. I'm sure the designer was really proud of saving the
company 2p worth of screws per reel ... if it breaks I won't be buying
another hozelock one.
> Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> I have a hozelock reel model 2415, could do with swapping over the inlet
>> and winding handle between sides
>>
>> It looks like four alignment "prongs" and four plastic hooks hold the
>> handle in place and other than being awkward to get at, should come
>> apart with suitable persuasion, any one tried and succeeded (or failed)?
> I did it, though unhelpfully I can't remember exactly how.
> I think I depressed the catch hooks by using long thin screw drivers
> and some wiggling.
removing the shell, of course a couple of the screwheads had rusted
after years of being covered in mud and leaf mulch.
Tried piggling some disposable bits of metal (aka jewellers
screwdrivers) under the hooks, but could only depress two or three at a
time.
tried squishing the hooks with some water pump pliers, but the hooks
flattened and released in the centre but not at the edges.
It was "kill or cure" by this point, so took two pairs of mole grips and
got them locked-on to close the hooks together and managed to lever the
handle off which promptly flew half way across the garden.
The hooks are a bit mangled, but should have enough purchase when I put
it back together. I'm sure the designer was really proud of saving the
company 2p worth of screws per reel ... if it breaks I won't be buying
another hozelock one.
Steve brown
May 7, 2019, 10:44:05 PM5/7/19
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replying to Andy Burns, Steve brown wrote:
Just did mine can be quite awkward but I found undoing the 8 torx screws with
a tx20 long reach screwdriver needs to be just over 100mm long because of 1
hard to reach screw and splitting the case then I used a jubilee clip over the
4 prongs tightened it up a bit to close the prongs and the handle prised out
quite easy the whole process took me about 30 minutes but I wasn't rushing and
jobs a good un
Hope this helps
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Just did mine can be quite awkward but I found undoing the 8 torx screws with
a tx20 long reach screwdriver needs to be just over 100mm long because of 1
hard to reach screw and splitting the case then I used a jubilee clip over the
4 prongs tightened it up a bit to close the prongs and the handle prised out
quite easy the whole process took me about 30 minutes but I wasn't rushing and
jobs a good un
Hope this helps
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PandzaMan
Aug 1, 2020, 11:44:03 PM8/1/20
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replying to Steve brown, PandzaMan wrote:
You are a god and a genius. Worked for me and saved me no end of pain. So just
to elaborate on what Steve said. Mine has nine cross head screws (2007 model)
on the outer casing and yes one requires quite a long cross head screwdriver!
Undid these and then got the jubilee clip but was struggling as the clip keep
popping off before the desired tightness was achieved to push the winding arm
out. So I placed a small block of wood into the jubilee clip as I was
tightening, making sure to push down on the jubilee clip. Once I’d got the
clip as tight as it would go I had a very wide long flat head screwdriver and
wedged it between the handle base and the reel frame and wiggled twisted the
flat head to prise off the handle. After a few twists voila the handle popped
off with zero damage to the clips... I’m still in awe of the jubilee clip
idea ... absolute genius.
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You are a god and a genius. Worked for me and saved me no end of pain. So just
to elaborate on what Steve said. Mine has nine cross head screws (2007 model)
on the outer casing and yes one requires quite a long cross head screwdriver!
Undid these and then got the jubilee clip but was struggling as the clip keep
popping off before the desired tightness was achieved to push the winding arm
out. So I placed a small block of wood into the jubilee clip as I was
tightening, making sure to push down on the jubilee clip. Once I’d got the
clip as tight as it would go I had a very wide long flat head screwdriver and
wedged it between the handle base and the reel frame and wiggled twisted the
flat head to prise off the handle. After a few twists voila the handle popped
off with zero damage to the clips... I’m still in awe of the jubilee clip
idea ... absolute genius.
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Tel
Apr 14, 2021, 9:15:06 AM4/14/21
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Brilliant worked a treat 👍
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Brian Gaff (Sofa)
Apr 14, 2021, 12:05:22 PM4/14/21
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Amazingly informative post, thanks for such erudite quoting of old crap.
Brian
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Fredxx
Apr 14, 2021, 8:22:14 PM4/14/21
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On 14/04/2021 14:15, Tel wrote:
> Brilliant worked a treat 👍
Before looking stupid again, read this:
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> Brilliant worked a treat 👍
Before looking stupid again, read this:
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Dave W
Apr 15, 2021, 12:48:26 PM4/15/21
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2021 01:22:12 +0100, Fredxx <fre...@nospam.co.uk>
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>On 14/04/2021 14:15, Tel wrote:
>> Brilliant worked a treat ?
Post to HomeOwnersHub as much as you like - just don't post it on
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>On 14/04/2021 14:15, Tel wrote:
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Pierre
Apr 26, 2021, 2:15:05 PM4/26/21
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> I used a jubilee clip over the 4 prongs
Brilliant! Steve brown is indeed a god and a genius. Thanks PandzaMan for the additional tips. One more tip: 2 of my cross head screws were badly corroded. I replaced all of them with stainless steel screws (8 x 3/4" [19mm], pan head, coarse self-tapping thread) from Screwfix: https://www.screwfix.com/p/easydrive-pan-head-self-tapper-screws-8ga-x-100-pack/1755h
They were a perfect fit and should not rust.
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Yiannis
Feb 6, 2022, 12:31:44 PM2/6/22
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Guys bear with me here cause my way is weird but it worked too well to not post. Mine is a new purchase, so no screws (all plastic clips etc). The yellow handle locks in because of the four quadrants that have a lip. I put a metal shirt collar stiffener (I told you this is weird. Tyrwitt shirts have them), between the handle and the hole, in each quadrant. I had to pull the handle in opposite directions from where I was putting the metal bit to make some space. But it was easy enough, no tools used. Each went in by about half centimeter. Once the 4 stiffeners were in, I pulled out the handle which popped out with no big effort. I stayed still looking at the handle in disbelief for about 2 minutes. I then posted this. Not sure if my explanation is clear enough but I hope it is cause this was really annoying me ..
Mark
Mar 29, 2022, 11:02:03 AM3/29/22
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Easy to do get hot water and soak the clips to make a bit softer and squeeze the two big clips that hold the handle in place
Bart Simpson
Aug 12, 2022, 2:01:49 PM8/12/22
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Just to reconfirm, the handle can be removed very easily. As others mentioned, use a jubilee clip around the prongs and tighten up until you can pull the handle out. Use something to press against the clip so that it doesn’t slip out while tighten it up. Also, unskrewing the shell wasn’t necessary if you are able to introduce your hand on the smaller oval-shaped opening in order to press against the object that sits on the jubilee clip. Took me 2 mins.
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