Hello community! I recently started my veteran-owned LLC down here in South Texas. It began with me just washing windows and as I listened to my customers quickly grew into me offering three services. I now offer window cleaning, power washing, and soft washing (though I am not doing this one yet). I service residential, commercial, and government properties.
I just recently purchased a 2014 Chevy 1500 Work Truck. I built a wooden platform using pressure-treated plywood and some free pallets from Home Depot. I have a cap on the bed so my washer is on the edge near the tailgate. I leave that truck bed open while I work.
My Power Washer is by Dewalt with a Honda engine. It is a 4400 psi with 4 gpm unit. I also have a 100 ft hose. I have a Simpson Universal 20 in. Surface Cleaner for Hot/Cold Water Pressure Washers Rated Between 3450 PSI and 4500 PSI.
I have been lugging the 100ft hose around and want a hose reel. That will allow me to speed things up a bit as well as prevent damage to my hose and equipment.
Any recommendations for a 200ft hose reel for my 4400 psi machine? I believe I can use a 4000 psi rated reel, but do not want to buy something only for it to fail quickly or be unsafe.
Also, just like you all, I am budget-minded. Please feel free to leave suggestions or email me.
james@ipowerwashtexas.com
Your hose reel doesn’t need to be rated for any particular psi IF you don’t plan on plumbing the water through the hose reel. There’s a good amount of house washers (including myself who also has a Jerry-rigged truck bed setup) who choose to just use the reel for hose storage and we completely remove the hose from the reel when washing.
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I was pretty sour on the store and remove method when I switched rigs. But in reality it is better. Less maintence and no obstructions meaning more power.
With 200ft hoses it can be a workout.
Having used both, I prefer the store and remove method. The time difference to set up is negligible, I get less restrictions from bends/adapters in the lines, and the biggest advantage I’ve found… if I need to reposition the truck (which doesn’t happen often, but when it does) it’s easier to just unhook and lay the lines down where they are vs. reeling everything in.
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I do the same, even though I’m plumbed through the reel, you can still uncouple a hose section or right at the manifold of the reel.
I have done it both ways, used the reel for hose storage, however based on recommendations from some experienced guys on this site- Hannah power reels and spool of what you need is the ticket for me.
I had my whip line plumbed directly from the outlet to the reel and my pressure hose was secured to the reel with the bracket it came with… so in order to remove my line off the reel, I would have had to unscrew the bracket every time… I also would have had to break the whip line that was loctite’d to the reel and then add a quick connect so the pressure line would connect. In an emergency repair, no biggie… but every time I needed to move the truck, not worth it. Plus the stock swivels were creating a lot more restrictions. All of that got changed once I started downstreaming and built a bypass. Just never got around to hooking everything back into the reel and haven’t really felt burdened by the process to set it back up. If I had power reels and super swivels, I would probably plumb it all back up but for now it works.
