Hose unroll all the way?

Newbie Questions
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I had that problem with the ‘smooth’ pressure hose. Now I have the rougher textured and it doesn’t bird nest

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I hate wrapped hoses! They don’t drag/pull like a smooth cover

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I bet 1/4 pressure hose would bird nest like heck ! @dperez

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Nope I’ve never seen a hose do that

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:arrow_up::arrow_up::arrow_up::arrow_up::arrow_up::arrow_up: exactly

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Locking the reel isn’t the problem. When the pressure builds in the hose it expands and stiffens, then separates itself from the neatly coiled reel.

Like I said, I’ve tried everything I can think of.

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47

You have a cheap reel or aren’t locking the reel is my guess.

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How many times are you gonna ask if I have a cheap reel?

It’s a Titan stainless 12".

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That is a cheap real, according to Sir Grump. It has a pvc drum, and no Hannay logo on the side… :man_shrugging::rofl:

I have Titan reels, and will get some bird-nesting occasionally, as well. No way to lock the motorized reels (I suppose I could order a replacement lock assembly from Titan). I just try and take off as much hose as possible if I’m doing anything more than washing a few screens.

I think having a flow unloader with a properly balanced bypass line to limit kick also helps.

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50

Thanks, thought I was going nuts with this. A K7 would probably fix the birdsnesting, maybe next year.

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@dperez what’s a wrapped hose?

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It’s not really wrapped it’s melted a bit and stamped with a wrap look

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Wrapped hose

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Smooth cover

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As promised, I managed to get a pic of my hose unwrapping. Reel is locked, roughly 100’ left out of 200’.

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It appears to be coming loose due to slack. If you can tieoff the hose right as it comes off spool, Im sure it would cease. I suggest a bungee cord. I

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57

Mine does the same thing Locked or not. So now I just unroll the whole thing and just deal with it. Only takes a few minutes to roll it all back up.

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58

For you penny pincher ppl. Its better to unwrap it all, think about it …

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Just kinda sucks when you have a small driveway job 30’ away, 200’ of hose really gets awkward. I may try a strong clamp when I get a chance.

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I don’t run the gray hose ,So I can’t contribute to your problem, if its rolled straight and tight and locked, we have no problem with our black hoses, We only unroll a little bit as needed for a quick, we missed something gotta fix it situation. other than that, All 300’ comes off of both machines …That’s just the way it is…

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