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Title: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on October 08, 2011, 09:03:25 pm
anyone remember who
mounted their hose reels on
underside of the roof ???????????
Does it work well????????????? ;)
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Dean Taberner on October 08, 2011, 09:07:07 pm
Do you like the  ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? button Gav  ;D
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Lee GLS on October 08, 2011, 09:10:01 pm
anyone remember who
mounted their hose reels on
underside of the roof ???????????
Does it work well????????????? ;)

slumpy did it.
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on October 08, 2011, 09:11:20 pm
love it dean lol
cheers lee ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Ste M on October 08, 2011, 09:36:52 pm
yes it was slumpy, i think he did it about 3 years ago, thats why you have only just realised it as he was at least 3 years ahead of everyone :P ;D
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on October 08, 2011, 09:47:05 pm
ste im sick ov my reels flyin about
was sure id seen sum on ere secured to the roof
just wanted to know ow to do it
n weather they work well there  ;)
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: dazmond on October 08, 2011, 10:30:13 pm
why do your reels fly about gav?mine occasionally falls over if i reel it all out but its very rare.i have 10m of hose from trolley to reel so i can park virtually anywhere and point it in any direction.

leaving the hose in the air from the top of the van could pose even more problems IMO.
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on October 08, 2011, 11:27:39 pm
avnt got em secured in the van atm
just think up in the roof area
which is wasted space could work well ;)
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: [GQC] Tim on October 09, 2011, 10:31:56 am
Never understood mounting the reel on the roof, even if you would have a boom to extend it over the footpath it's just a bit cumbersome and over the top, no pun intended. I've been using this reel in van setup for the last 2-2,5 years or so, it has changed a bit, but the idea is still the same :

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=76893.0
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on October 09, 2011, 02:14:26 pm
cheers tim
but what i mean is secured to the
underside of the roof inside the van
dont want to secure reels to the floor
as i sometimes av to rescue my scooter
riding friends  ;)
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Sean Dyer on October 09, 2011, 03:27:24 pm
Tim in those pics , the matting in the back of your van ? Where you get it , or was it already there?
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Pope vader on October 09, 2011, 03:29:25 pm
wanst it adders who had them on the roof
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on October 09, 2011, 03:44:06 pm
not on the roof
inside the van
hose reels turned upside down  ;)
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: [GQC] Tim on October 09, 2011, 09:29:51 pm
Tim in those pics , the matting in the back of your van ? Where you get it , or was it already there?

I think it was an extra from the factory. I had it when I bought the van, and as far as I know it always had it?
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: Lee GLS on October 09, 2011, 10:00:27 pm
Gav, if you dont mind them on the floor, but dont want them flying about, i have a strip of plywood, that goes the whole width of the van and is wide enough for the hose reel to sit on, the reel is secured to the plywood by 4 22mm pipe clips that have a tap that snaps over so the reel cant come out. This holds the reel in place, but you can also easily remove it by unclipping the taps and removing the plywood from the van.
Title: Re: roof mounted hose reels
Post by: wpclean on October 09, 2011, 10:47:59 pm
Isnt the ideal place to have them on the outsides of the doors ?

I am sure I have seen some pictures of van with hose reels mounted on the doors  :-\