On 2/17/2015 6:48 PM, Dave Cavanaugh wrote:
> I have three of the Harbor Freight retractable reels in my shop.
I have two of the Harbor Freight hose reels. So far so good, one's been
in regular use for 8+ years, the other 6+.
Considerations: the rubber hose is okay, not great. When the hose
started to crack around the threaded end I cut the end off the hose,
bought a barbed quick-connect socket from McMaster-Carr, installed it
with a couple Oetiker clamps, and put some heatshrink over the clamps.
If it starts to crack again I'll cut it and move it up four inches. The
ball valves in the branches are a good idea, wish I'd done so
consistently, though the only leakage in my air system comes from crud
accumulating in the quick-connect sockets, not in the hosereel hardware.
Before you put the hosereel up on the wall remove the four nuts and
lockwashers that hold the reel to the ratchet assembly and reinstall
them tightly with some red Loctite.
John.
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