# Water hose reel question **URL:** \ **Category:** Newbie Questions\ **Created:** [August 3, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330 "2025-08-03T22:34:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Propressurewashingva](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@Propressurewashingva](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Propressurewashingva)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330/1 "2025-08-03T22:34:27Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![CleanWNC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/cleanwnc/32/45873_2.png) [@CleanWNC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/CleanWNC)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330/2 "2025-08-04T01:50:21Z")
Aaaaa. ---
**Author:** ![mwpws](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/mwpws/32/33836_2.png) [@mwpws](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/mwpws)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330/3 "2025-08-05T01:22:52Z")
Is this your supply hose reel? That you hook up to the houses’ spigot? ---
**Author:** ![CleanWNC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/cleanwnc/32/45873_2.png) [@CleanWNC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/CleanWNC)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330/4 "2025-08-05T11:55:42Z")
Aaaaa. ---
**Author:** ![ProfessorPW](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/professorpw/32/46565_2.png) [@ProfessorPW](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/ProfessorPW)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330/5 "2026-07-11T19:17:57Z")
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. ![Hose reel bypass](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/5/2/52290654476cc47f52d34ad54c25a5d349bed92d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mwpws](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/mwpws/32/33836_2.png) [@mwpws](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/mwpws)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330/6 "2026-07-12T01:31:32Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![OhioFloMo](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/ohioflomo/32/44431_2.png) [@OhioFloMo](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/OhioFloMo)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330/7 "2026-07-12T01:47:10Z")
Are those in-line water meters? ---
**Author:** ![OhioFloMo](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/ohioflomo/32/44431_2.png) [@OhioFloMo](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/OhioFloMo)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330/8 "2026-07-12T02:09:09Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![ProfessorPW](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/professorpw/32/46565_2.png) [@ProfessorPW](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/ProfessorPW)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330/9 "2026-07-12T13:26:32Z")
Standard reels have 1/2" manifolds (internals). Plus, the reel creates multiple bends, which can slow flow as well. ---
**Author:** ![mwpws](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/mwpws/32/33836_2.png) [@mwpws](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/mwpws)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/water-hose-reel-question/40330/10 "2026-07-12T20:56:23Z")
I guess to each their own on the subject. Happy washing