Thanks for your replies everyone .

Here's an outlier.

I have 40m  reinforced pole hose connected to 60m if old microbore on my Claber hand reel. Light as a feather.

Why people use microbore let alone minibore is beyond me.

But then I don't use a pump controller either.

And I use an immersion heater for warmth.

 

Quote from: RPCCS on December 05, 2025, 05:57:09 pm

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.

Dazmond , how do you get hot water in the tank? Is it purified too? I use a 8mm hose pipe and a smaller through the hole to the brush, although I might get a new hose reel as this one is fixed together in about 2 places.  Also how is it wired up, I can send a pic of the system that charges the pump  if necessary . Thanks in advance.

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.