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Title: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: nathankaye on September 26, 2017, 04:31:14 pm
Yes it does!!!
https://youtu.be/xuqNce3jcVg
Title: Re: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: Shrek on September 26, 2017, 05:03:19 pm
I could see a retractable hose working for a van mount , and would buy one too !
Title: Re: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: nathankaye on September 26, 2017, 05:06:32 pm
I could see a retractable hose working for a van mount , and would buy one too !

Be a whole lot cheaper than the current electric hose reels on the market, thats for sure
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Post by: Stoots on September 26, 2017, 05:14:48 pm
There's a lad on tother forum who had a retractable hose reel on van mount.

Big red thing, imported from somewhere I believe.
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Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on September 26, 2017, 05:20:18 pm
we have one in the unit , great to fill the van up with , good bits of kit
Title: Re: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: Slash on September 26, 2017, 05:33:03 pm
I think Aqeafactors  have them on the Tucker Pole Systems
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Post by: Jonny 87 on September 27, 2017, 06:30:52 am
we have one in the unit , great to fill the van up with , good bits of kit

Hi Susan,

Which reel do you have and does it take 1” transfer hose?

I’ve been looking for one, but they all seem to be too small, hoselock and karcher size etc.
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Post by: NWH on September 27, 2017, 02:51:41 pm
Waterworks electric reel lower back ache gone right shoulder ache gone and I mean gone within days,you can't put a price on that so imo 5-600 odd quid is well spent.
Title: Re: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: nathankaye on September 27, 2017, 05:06:20 pm
Waterworks electric reel lower back ache gone right shoulder ache gone and I mean gone within days,you can't put a price on that so imo 5-600 odd quid is well spent.

Electric reels for van are great. Mines a DIY one and cost a couple of hours work and £50 to build it.
 ;D
Title: Re: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: Stoots on September 27, 2017, 05:57:34 pm
Electric reel was something i thought wouldnt make much difference.

but now ive got one no way would i go back, same with the extreme brush im using, aything else feels like a brick now.
Title: Re: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: NWH on September 27, 2017, 08:55:11 pm
Making your own is great but buying a purpose made 1 that you can use within minutes of taking it or the box is better,also it looks professional and is designed for our job. I also will never go back to manual  reeling in I'm gonna get another soon as a spare it's in the top 1-3 things I've ever purchased for work.
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Post by: DeLuce on September 27, 2017, 10:59:58 pm
I totally agree with you.
I'm quite fit and active, but my electric reel is fab. Saves me some energy in the day. 
Mine is homemade thanks to some guys here on the forum (fieldsy and co of memory serves me right).
If it broke, I would now buy one without a seconds thought for its ease of use through the day.
You young fellas can keep on with the manly reeling in though   :D ;D
Title: Re: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: G Griffin on September 27, 2017, 11:05:33 pm
There's a lad on tother forum who had a retractable hose reel on van mount.

Big red thing, imported from somewhere I believe.
What does the retractable hose reel look like?
Title: Re: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: NWH on September 28, 2017, 09:51:23 am
Also it makes no difference how young you are when your reeling in manually all day long it doesn't take to long for you to get RSI,electric reels are the future just like hot once was nearly all suppliers are now starting to produce them the demand is there.
Title: Re: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: Den68 on October 01, 2017, 03:22:21 pm
Well done Nathan copied your idea and it works great no more exceed hose wrapped around the handles
Liked the idea so much just bought another for my backpack on trolley.
Title: Re: does the retractable hose work??
Post by: Den68 on October 01, 2017, 03:27:45 pm
Also it makes no difference how young you are when your reeling in manually all day long it doesn't take to long for you to get RSI,electric reels are the future just like hot once was nearly all suppliers are now starting to produce them the demand is there.

My shoulder pain as almost gone since upgrading to a power hd reel so totally agree.