Hosepipe reels

My neighbour uses her hosepipe every day and during the icy weather the water left inside freezes. Would using a reel drain the water out of the hose as it's wound up?

 

I can't imagine using a hose without a reel . They do have a life of their own and tie themselves in knots . A reel would be better , I always turn the tap off on the wall and then depressurise the hose by squeezing the trigger . Now as shiney said this will not empty the hose 100 ,and removing the nozzle or gun every time would be a bit of a pain. If your neighbour must use the hose everyday , I think a good quality reel and make a thermal jacket to cover it in icy conditions would work.

 

bought this for 89p (and a few other bits) on Friday, delivered next day Garden Hose Hanger £0.89, wrap some fleece around it should be ok? It's quite rigid too

 

I dont use a reel as such I have something similar to that which is in Linz's link, if you can imagine two of these screwed to a wall sideways on about 4ft apart.
It's pretty quick and easy to just wind the hose around them just leave one end connected to the tap.
Mine are just made out of two pieces of wood roughly shaped to take the hose.

It's been there for years and I've never had a hose split through freezing although I could see a problem trying to use it if it was plugged with ice.

I think the only way to drain the pipe fully would be to remove the end from the tap and wind it up very slowly.

 

Thanks all for the information. My neighbour's hose doesn't have a nozzle attached as she uses it to fill the bath tubs (for drinking) in her barn yard for her pet cows, it's also used to wash down the same yard. She's of mature years and I've watched her struggle with this on more than one occasion. At the moment she hangs some of the hose from her fencing but it's not much help in draining the water. I'll pass on your suggestions, thanks again.

 

Thanks @shiney. I presume the hose on the first one isn't attached to the tap?

 

Thanks Shiney.