Some help making up my mind
- Thread starter Wade A
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You beat me to it.
He’s talking about your Canadian butler.
Did you have one long hose on the live reel or several separate hoses like @Wade A has?
Because a live reel should only be used for just a single hose to keep you from constantly recrimping.
ruff
Member
Just try it Wade and see if you like it.
The reel will hold a lot of hose in a relatively small space, so you can roll the extra ones you have on it (the first ones) and save some storage space. Which will also help in them coiling less (the larger the diameter, less coiling) which is what I don't like with pressure hoses on a reel.
I don't think it will save much time as whatever seconds you save rolling them in, you'd more then waste on dealing with coiling. That is why I roll mine in much larger loops.
Also where will you position the reel?
The reel will hold a lot of hose in a relatively small space, so you can roll the extra ones you have on it (the first ones) and save some storage space. Which will also help in them coiling less (the larger the diameter, less coiling) which is what I don't like with pressure hoses on a reel.
I don't think it will save much time as whatever seconds you save rolling them in, you'd more then waste on dealing with coiling. That is why I roll mine in much larger loops.
Also where will you position the reel?
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hogjowl
Idiot™
Always one long hose
hogjowl
Idiot™
220 is enough
Cleanworks
Moderator
How much storage space does it take to hang 300 ft of pressure hose with bungee cords. One of the reasons I hang my hoses is that I use the same van for picking up rugs, water damage, camping etc. It allows me to empty the van for other purposes. If you have a hose reel bolted down, you're stuck with it. Not a problem for everybody, I like to be flexible. That's why I do yoga.
On the floor in front of the vac hose reel
Is there any room to mount it on the side of your vac hose reel? That's what those holes are for on it.
I had them on there at first but I didn’t like them there or the way the black paint kept chipping off. Plus they weren’t live. I’m guess they could be made live. The small handle to roll them with wasn’t very satisfying either. I still have them what could I do to make them better.
I personally like that setup better than putting it on your floor. And if you're gonna invest any money into your hose reels, I'd leave them mounted like that and spend the money on getting an electric vacuum hose reel. It'll save you a ton of energy at the end of the job. I manually rolled up my vacuum hose reel for 14 years before I bought an electric. It really helps me enjoy my job more than I originally thought.
Kenny Hayes
Member
Good gosh, what’s not to love about that?
Looks like there’s plenty of room to get in there, stand up, and roll them. Paint chip, well yeahYou’ve got it set just right without any debate
