I, my dad, my bother, and my... many others been buying the usual reel many times. Leaks and other issues are normal. For me, it snap at the plastic port, beside I hate to have to hold it down on every use. Then, I decided to hang the hose manually. Then, most of the time it gets frustrated because the hose can get too stiff. There is the all metal cart, but it's ugly and also the bushing can get loose after time and leaks.
1990C4S, can you be detail on how? Thanks.
sc_rufctr, another thought. Do you have experience with those snap fitting from HD? Are they any good, or also leaks like hell?