If you switch to electric it is probably best to use 6mm hose so the motor won't have to work too hard.

I use a good quality (Hannay) van mounted reel which (to me anyway) does not seem hard work. Recently changed from 8mm to 6mm hose and it has made it notably easier to reel in.

If I went down the electric route to me the PF reel looks the best, though it is more expensive.

I’d like some more information about this please. Have some of you got one, where can you buy them and are they any good ?
Does the hose get snagged on things that my 8mm does, I’ve had a lot of hassle this week with my temper going  very  quickly.
I’ve had kinks in the pole hose the main hose getting stuck on buildings, sticks a kink in the hose , but I always unwind the reel , but it just gets snags  and  water  stops. I know they cost from about £600  +vat.
  How are they wired up ? I have a battery charging  from the van so it doesn’t need charging , although a couple of days recently the pump controller has been reading L , so I think a more powerful battery  will be needed too.
 Would like to hear your thoughts about this , many thanks .

3 things that would make your working day easier and more efficient....

Electric reel
Microbore hose
Hot water

I use a PF reelmaster which has slow start and snag protection built in. Its over 7 years old now and still going strong. It just wires up to your system battery. Very easy to fit. Microbore hose is just so much easier to manage than minibore! Couple that with hot water pumping through it just makes it warm and manageable especially during the autumn/winter months.

I've never had a manual reel, and I can't get my head round it when I see people using them, when there's an alternative out there where you just push a button and it winds up itself.

The jobs poope as it is, if somethings put there that makes it a wee bit less poope, then it's a no brainer.

Maykker Orange Krush.
Not the cheapest but the best i have used and trust me i have tried them all.

It all sounds a bit desperate to me, ive never expected tips and tbh they are almost non existent theses days anyway, its certainly dying out.

Daz sends them a card as a bit of manipulative giving i believe   

You may as well just ask them

It cost me £8 for 160 cards. I'm more bothered about getting paid for the window clean as some customers can forget with the mad xmas rush so the card tends to jog their memory! Obviously some will tip too....

...every little helps......😎👍