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Makes sense I guess. I just usually spend a few minutes with my ball valve open before I start and then I’ll even connect my wand and do some pre wetting of the vegatation before starting to purge all the air out. But hey, I’ll give it a try if it helps. You just open your ball valve and leaving it laying on the ground?

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I quit using my ball valve! It’s really hard to turn under pressure and I never used it.

I have 200 feet of hose, and I always drain my hoses (habit from being a fireman). But I always spend a few minutes purging air before I start the machine. So I assume air in the lines is the concern and that’s why you start with an open trigger?

I wouldn’t know what to do without mine. One of my favorite things on my rig!

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For sure with a 12V. 50-50 with pressure washer. If there’s any air in line going to be at the nozzle end unless you’ve got a leak.

Sorry for all the questions, but I just got a new machine delivered and don’t want to do anything to damage anything. But I assume by your comments that me spending time purging my lines reduces the need for starting with an open trigger. I’m always worried about air in the system and that is why I have made it a habit to purge before starting. But if an open trigger will benefit me even with the purging, I’m game. Thanks for all the comments!

Why do you drain your pressure wash hose after each job? Seems unnecessary unless you live somewhere weird where it’s still getting below freezing at night lol

Because I’m old and feeble and rolling up 200’ of pressure hose weighs enough w/o another 20 lbs of water in it. LOL

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Hose reel?

Why would you want the water in it?

Just a habit. I’m a fireman and it’s just something that we always do. I do have reels, so for me it isn’t rolling them up just pure habit. We all have our quirks I guess. Haha

I’m there with you :sleeping:. I’m definitely going with electric. I’ve been manually cranking on the rental unit and realized that it’s heavier than it used to be

I don’t want the water in it. I just unhook my gun and roll it up. It just stays in it I guess. I have rolled up empty hose (when it was new) and didn’t notice a difference in how much force I had to put into rolling it up. How are you purging it each time? I wouldn’t think shoulder rolling it (fireman) would empty it very quickly.

I just roll it up with ball valve open. My reel 5’ in the air, ie 5’ above nozzle. It just drains out.

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Yeah, I tried to get electric reels from Titan this Spring, but because my reels are upside down, they were going to have to flip a few things around and they wouldn’t, even though I offered to pay for it. Customer service not their middle name.

They can’t be upside down??? Why? That’s how I was planning to mount mine. I’m glad you said something you probably saved me from an awe crap moment

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How do summit reels hold up. I love Hannay but their very proud of them

Unless you unhook your wip line I can’t see much coming out? My reel sits up 5 foot and it stays full. I mean maybe a little rolls out of it. Not being argumentative here either, just interested.

Just look at picture of one and then rotate it upside down. The motor now on the front and the switch, etc on the back. I did see one guy who just added some railing suspended and braced fro his ladder rack about 18 or so inches below rack and mounted them on it the normal way. The only problem with that was it pretty much killed any useful working space on the curbside. There was only about a 2’ gap(if that) between top of trailer side rail and bottom of reels.

I walk mine out from the hose reel. Over the shoulder just like I do firehose. I disconnect my ballvalve so it drains pretty easily. I’ve even disconnected my two 100’ sections before and walked each one out. Kinda crazy probably and no real reason for it other than habit like I said. And at this point I’m busy but not swamped so I’m not rushing to get from one job to another. Hopefully I’ll be trying to save that time before long!