So I bought a new hose reel for obvious reasons. I had my hose hooked up directly from the pump before. So now if I set my hose reel it seems that water would be restricted bc in between where your hose connects on either side are is way smaller than my 5/8 hose. Does that make a big difference with the spraying distance?
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Is this your supply hose reel? That you hook up to the houses’ spigot?
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Yes, it can make a difference. It really depends on the flow and pressure of your water source.
To be on the safe side, most guys bypass the hose, only using it to store the hose. Therefore, you would have a jumper hose coming off your float valve at the tank, with a female garden hose fitting on the end. Get one that swivels, rather than a solid fitting.
I just can’t wrap my head around people who use reels just for storage. If it’s due to restrictions, up the size of the plumbing internals on the reel.
Are those in-line water meters?
Restrictions are definitely part of it (plus the added cost of larger manifold), but the biggest reason for me is the amount of hose I carry. I keep 300 feet of pressure hose and 250 feet of water hose on my reels. It’s rare that I need all of it on a job, but it happens often enough that I’ve learned it’s worth having on hand.
If I ran everything through the reels, I’d either have to unwind the entire hose and remove the extra before each job or accept the pressure and flow loss from pushing water through all that unnecessary hose and the reel. By bypassing the reels, I only unroll what I need, and the rest stays neatly wound up and out of the way. Even with 3/4" and 75 feet of hose I still wait on water in certain parts of town.
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Standard reels have 1/2" manifolds (internals). Plus, the reel creates multiple bends, which can slow flow as well.
I guess to each their own on the subject. Happy washing
