It was an adventure for this octogenarian. I initially set up the to discharge to the left toward the house faucet. As I was watering the backyard with a sprinkler, after 25 minutes I heard water gushing toward my basement door and into the basement. Lo and behold the back pressure had blown the hose off the connector to the reel. Put it back on and crimped it but apparently chipped the painted connector picture 2. I then set the hose straight down as picture 1 shows figuring this would take some of the back pressure. Worked much better but could not stop the leak even after filing down the connector to remove the chip. Giraffe tools was very responsive and quickly sent a whole new unit. Picture 3. But could not seat the latch onto the connector. Removed the 2 screws holding the latch system allowing the latch to seat properly. Screwed it back on easily and now works as designed. Hopefully will last many a year replacing the automatic rewind water unit I had previously. By the way - don't sit on unit since top will warp with 170 lb weight. Also raised it up a bit on two 2x4's to save back as I rewind.
