How many of you guys have electric hose reel?

Sticky · Dec 20, 2008

You guys think they are worth the money? I'm thinking bout going with the hydramaster 300ft electric reel...any other suggestions on elec. hose reels?

thanks....

Fred Homan · Dec 20, 2008

I do not have one. I think they cost too much for what they are. Like $1,200.00 from Interlink.

Carpet Cleaning Fool · Dec 20, 2008

I'd love to get my grubby little hands on a BlueLine Water Pond....

Art Kelley · Dec 20, 2008

It's a nice little luxury to have especially on a hot day when you're exausted at the end of a job. If something goes wrong and you have to wheel it up manually if is much more difficult to turn than a standard reel. They work great though normally and pull 150' of vac hose in about 44 seconds. While you're standing there resting.

TimP · Dec 20, 2008

I own one and all my TM's will have one. I have had my fuse for it blow a couple of times.....the first time I started to roll the hose in by hand. That didn't last long before I robbed a fuse temporarily to reel the hose in. Reeling vac hose is for the birds. Well worth the money although HM chages a lot for their reel. You can get some cheeper if you shop around for sure.

Sticky · Dec 20, 2008

I've worked with the water pond and it takes up too much room...I need to be able to fit a couple dehu's and some fans in there...I have a friend selling a water pond cheap its a few years old....pm if you interested and I give you his number....

MicahR · Dec 20, 2008

An electric hose reel should be standard in any van.

Too much money? How long are you going to keep it?

It works out to a few cents a job over the course of five years. How long are you going to be doing this? You'll be thanking yourself 15 years down the road because your working smarter not harder.

When I tell a customer he should get an electric reel the first thing he says is "I enjoy the workout." The guys I've talked into getting one ALWAYS tell me how happy they are that they took the plunge and spent the extra money to go electric.

"I can't believe how much difference it makes on how tired I am. Especially when I hit job three or four in the day."

I sell them because I used one myself when I was cleaning and noticed how big of a difference it made.

If I got back into the cleaning end of the industry I wouldn't clean without one. Just like I wouldn't use an unglided wand.

Chris A · Dec 20, 2008

My truck had one, I wasn't sure I would like it, but I love it. It's so damn easy its rediculous. Plus reeling 150 ft of hose in like 25 seconds is nice too.

Doug Cox · Dec 20, 2008

I never thought that it would make that much of a difference but I would highly recommend an electric reel.

joey895 · Dec 20, 2008

I've got one tm with electric reel and one without man I hate using the one that don't have it. I also didn't think it would matter much but I was wrong. The energy saved is priceless and it's faster to boot.

KevinL · Dec 20, 2008

I'll never have a truck without one, again. I love it.

Ron Werner · Dec 20, 2008

my old tm didn't have one, my new one does.
I think overall I would use one rather than not. Reeling in the 2.5" is much easier for sure. I was reeling in 3" on the manual reel. Wasn't really that difficult. The biggest challenge I had was not burning my hand on the reel! Got pretty hot in my old truck box.
Now I just press the button and guide it home!

Doug D · Dec 20, 2008

Carpet Cleaning Fool said:
I'd love to get my grubby little hands on a BlueLine Water Pond....

That is like the one I just got! Glad that Micah talked me into that one!!!!

MicahR said:
An electric hose reel should be standard in any van.

Too much money? How long are you going to keep it?

It works out to a few cents a job over the course of five years. How long are you going to be doing this? You'll be thanking yourself 15 years down the road because your working smarter not harder.

When I tell a customer he should get an electric reel the first thing he says is "I enjoy the workout." The guys I've talked into getting one ALWAYS tell me how happy they are that they took the plunge and spent the extra money to go electric.

"I can't believe how much difference it makes on how tired I am. Especially when I hit job three or four in the day."

I sell them because I used one myself when I was cleaning and noticed how big of a difference it made.

If I got back into the cleaning end of the industry I wouldn't clean without one. Just like I wouldn't use an unglided wand.

so much faster rolling it up. Plus when it is as cold as it has been here, I love it!!!!

Jim Martin · Dec 20, 2008

don't leave home without it

Curtis Pennington · Dec 20, 2008

Joey Johnston said:
I've got one tm with electric reel and one without man I hate using the one that don't have it. I also didn't think it would matter much but I was wrong. The energy saved is priceless and it's faster to boot.

Joey, Jerry is waiting for you to call back..... answer your phone he has called 4 times hmmmm....

...lol

Anyway electric is the way to go I love mine..

steve frasier · Dec 20, 2008

I had several TM's that didn't have one, our last TM has an electric reel

love it

hogjowl · Dec 21, 2008

Anything that helps you do your job easier is worth the money. I have a local cleaner who tells me he enjoys the work out he gets from cleaning carpets. He won't try a glided wand and has a manual reel.

He's still fat as a pig, and is working way too hard.

John Watson · Dec 21, 2008

I resemble that statement and aint in yer local!!!

But I duz have a Glide an a electric reel!!!

Cameron1 · Dec 21, 2008

Back in the day.....I can remember being so beat down that if I had not had an electric reel........those hoses would have been left on the ground.

joey895 · Dec 21, 2008

C Pennington said:
[quote="Joey Johnston":9cct9l5y]I've got one tm with electric reel and one without man I hate using the one that don't have it. I also didn't think it would matter much but I was wrong. The energy saved is priceless and it's faster to boot.

Joey, Jerry is waiting for you to call back..... answer your phone he has called 4 times hmmmm....

...lol

Anyway electric is the way to go I love mine..[/quote:9cct9l5y]

Ummm I talked to Jerry this morning (Sat. morning) are you talking about since then? I've tried to get him to program my business line but he insists on always calling the cell. When I'm home the cell doesn't always get service but the business line always rings.

Are you the one needing the heat exchanger? I told Jerry I didn't think he gave it to me, anyway I searched high and low for it Fri night and I don't have it.

Curtis Pennington · Dec 21, 2008

Joey Johnston said:
[quote="C Pennington":1y8kwjlq][quote="Joey Johnston":1y8kwjlq]I've got one tm with electric reel and one without man I hate using the one that don't have it. I also didn't think it would matter much but I was wrong. The energy saved is priceless and it's faster to boot.

Joey, Jerry is waiting for you to call back..... answer your phone he has called 4 times hmmmm....

...lol

Anyway electric is the way to go I love mine..[/quote:1y8kwjlq]

Ummm I talked to Jerry this morning (Sat. morning) are you talking about since then? I've tried to get him to program my business line but he insists on always calling the cell. When I'm home the cell doesn't always get service but the business line always rings.

Are you the one needing the heat exchanger? I told Jerry I didn't think he gave it to me, anyway I searched high and low for it Fri night and I don't have it.[/quote:1y8kwjlq]

Yeah Im needing it ..just giving you a hard time...have a good week and holiday.

Larry Cobb · Dec 21, 2008

Rob;

We have installed many different types of electric reels.

I thought the HM took up too much floor space for the capacity.

There are taller electric models that are more space efficient:

http://www.cobbcarpet.com/electr.html

Larry

Terry · Dec 21, 2008

Had my 1st unit without electric reel, bought 2nd unit with and immediately replaced reel in old unit with electric one. On 1 man crew its a must.

Greenie · Dec 21, 2008

Some things are a no-brainer, Stainless contruction in a TM, glided wand, 2.5 hose, oh and.....Electric Reels.

It's your business, not a weekend hobby.

cu · Dec 21, 2008

hummmmmmmm...must get me one of them there lectric reel things

daniel@procarpet · Dec 21, 2008

Could someone post a pic of an electric reel that is capable of accepting a double stack bracket.

hogjowl · Dec 22, 2008

cu ... seriously dude ... are you telling me you had that new Nascar advertising special rig made up for you with everything new, Greenglide approved ... and didn't get a an electric hose reel?

Were you drunk?

cu · Dec 22, 2008

i know.....I,ll have one by the time mikeyfest 5 comes around.

Jimbo · Dec 22, 2008

Yes...I have one...I think it was made by Rokan...sold by SteamWay.

I used to say rolling up the hose was part of my exercise program...now I wish I had bought one years ago...like when I was a young guy.

My Vortex introduced me to just how really essential having a power vac hose reel is.

joe harper · Dec 22, 2008

ABSOLUTLY A GREAT INVESTMENT. ESPECIALLY IF U R A OWNER OPERATOR. IT MAKES A LONG HOSE RUN NO BIG DEAL.

How many of you guys have electric hose reel?

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