[geefree]

So many people enquired , and various threads covered this topic,  but , are people using them now with success? 

Or did the idea diminish into obscurity?

 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

think jeff brimbles is going strong
aswell as another guy who iv forgot lol
try asking jeff

[james44]

Gazzasp8 are you going down that route?

was thinking of setting up a system myself but missed out on a couple of motors on ebay, motors that drive electric wheel chairs!

They would be ideal as run of battery!

[Jeff Brimble]

think jeff brimbles is going strong
aswell as another guy who iv forgot lol
try asking jeff

Not me, maybe Clive, Slumpbuster. But I do always use a Hozebox hose reel(Now in Tesco direct) , the hose cannot jump off the reel.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

thought it was you jeff can remember you
adviseing someone about it lol

[dai]

Maybe a bargain for the adventurous.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/lightweight-mobility-scooter-working-spares-repair-/260684777786?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Mobility_Disability_Medical_ET

[darren clarke]

wasnt the problem with them that the batterys kept needing changing,  as am sure some one could rig up something to run of the battery on a van

[paul saunders]

Remember this one.         
 "The pole hose cleaner" another revolutionary idea that seems to have fallen by the wayside.

[Clive McDonald]

I have two on my van gazz.Many have seen pics on here and a utube video.

It's quite tiresome explaning the technical aspects over and over, but they work wonderfully well.

Many don't like/ don't agree etc, so there tend to be niggles such as you get about using hot water, from people who know nothing about it.Some use trolley', or are mainly commercial, so there is less of an advantage, but for the busy guy who has a lot of domestics they turn you into a flying machine.With two operaters you are virtually flying the tardis.

[geefree]

Ah thanks,

so they are still being used?

Yes, i can imagine problems, ..

I imagine having to stand over it whilst it reels in... in case of tangles etc... thus defeating the object of speed , although that is easier than hand reeling in....


Can ayone tell me who used a 12v drill to wind the reel in?

[windiewasher]

try it,easy to do m8!

Ah thanks,

so they are still being used?

Yes, i can imagine problems, ..

I imagine having to stand over it whilst it reels in... in case of tangles etc... thus defeating the object of speed , although that is easier than hand reeling in....


Can ayone tell me who used a 12v drill to wind the reel in?

[Clive McDonald]

Are you trying to wind me up? I said there was a utube video and pictures on here.

I think you are confusing an automatic or remote controlled reel with an electric one.

As far as i know 12v drills don't work.

[TC1]

I use an 18v ryobi drill to bring my hose in, and it works really well!!

Tony

[Lee GLS]

im looking to run a cordless drill off of a car battery, that way the battery should last all day and saves carrying spare batteries and having to change them

[ian1972]

Is it really so hard to wind a hose up manually?are we really so lazy or is it just clutter the van up with more crap that can brake?or do we need add more weight to balance the water tank poles hose reels water heaters trad gear and anything else

[Clive McDonald]

Keep it simple can be a good plan.And for most it's probably the best plan.For high end good kit is needed.

[ian1972]

I honestly can't see how mecanically sorry bout the spelling, winding the hose reel up is better than winding it up by hand,just seems like another diy gadget,am not trying to offend at all.better kit being a diy thing that reels hose in for me?

[Perfect Windows]

The aim is to save time.

Slumpbuster has the attitude (correct, in my opinion) that a few seconds saved on each part of each job may well allow you to do an extra job a day.  If an electric reel saves you 20 seconds a job then over 15 jobs you have five minutes.  Find another couple of ways to save 20 seconds and you'll have saved 15 minutes, so you'll be adding another job.  I found about half a minute a job just by dropping off my "windows done" envelope as I did the job rather than going back to the van for it every time.

I was told on here that I clearly live to work once for expressing sentiments like these, but if something involves no effort, just doing things a little more efficiently, why would you NOT want to do it? 

For those of you who don't want to make any more money, you could even spend the 15 minutes at home with your feet up.

Vin

[andyM]

Yes agree that all the small time savings can add up over the course of a day.
Im surprised a manufacturer has not brought out a twin geared manual hose reel which could double the effectiveness of each turn of the handle to halve your winding in time.
Its not hard to do. 

[ian1972]

I would love to see one of these reel things in action to see if they do save time cause belive me I can put 100 meters of microbore bk on reel fast enough belive me