**Important notice** This article relates to reels made before July 2019, reels made after this time do not have this feature.

Replacing the Main Hose

1. Lift the viewing panel to see the locking bars in a secure position, having pulled the hose out to its limit (retraction wheel must lock so the hose doesn’t auto retract)
2. Before placing the locking bars in the auto wheel, remove the viewing panel for ease of access
3. Once the viewing panel is removed, place the locking bars in the nearest secure holes on the auto wheel. Ensure that both locking bars (on each side) are placed securely in the holes on the auto wheel before proceeding
4. Unscrew the clamp holding the hose in place on the auto retraction wheel. Ensure you fully unscrew both sides of the clamp before proceeding
5. Keep the clamp and screws together away from the inside mechanism. Next, remove the white plastic clip from the internal hose connector
6. Detach the hose connector from the ‘quick release’ snap-on connection
7. Unscrew the hose connector from the hose, ensuring you keep all the parts together
8. Pull the old hose back through the auto retraction guide hole, ready to fit the new hose
9. Feed the new hose through the guide hole ready to attach the hose connector
10. Connect the clip back onto the fitting and attach it back onto the snap-on adaptor
11. Repeat the hose removal process in reverse. Attach the hose connector, plug the hose connector onto the white plastic adaptor and screw the hose clamp back into position
12. Take the locking bars out of the retraction wheel and secure them inside the hose wheel unit
13. Gently pull the newly installed hose to release the auto retraction hose reel for it to start winding the hose back into the unit
14. The image above shows how the hose reel should look once fully retracted, ready for storage

Replacing the Tap-to-Reel Hose

1. Replace with a genuine tap to reel hose
2. Remove the orange side cover
3. Unscrew the connection on the existing hose (4 screws)
4. Remove the old tap to reel hose
5. Remove fittings on new tap to reel hose and feed in the hose
6. Place the connection in firmly and replace 4 screws
7. Replace the orange side cover
8. Replace new hose fittings