> I have 2 reels in my garage, one way up high in the
> back and one about 5 feet off the floor near the doors
> (use outside as well).
I also have three reels.
A harbor Freight cheap one mounted on the ceiling pretty much in the
center of my two car garage. It reaches anyplace in the garage without
any problems at all. It was one of their cheap plastic enclosed reels,
and it's been working just fine for nearly 20 years. I still see them
on sale for less than $50 in the sale catalogs. I also have my trouble
light and extension cord reels mounted in the same area. If you don't
have your trouble light and extensions on ceiling mounted reels, you are
doing things the hard way.
I have a second metal reel with a 30 ft hose mounted on the wall between
the garage doors. I use it when I need air on the driveways. I keep
one of the "slinky" hoses plugged into the end so that I can reach to
the far end of the driveway for airing up tires. That reel was bought
on sale at a big box store for around $70. It's also working just fine,
except that the hose tends to bunch up on the reel sometimes and it
seems like it's going to wrap over the side of the reel.
My third hose reel was bought on sale at Sears. It is a portable carry
reel with a hundred foot hose. It's manual, and is stored away unless I
need a long hose for cleaning the rain gutters or something. Then I
unwind what I need, plug the other air hose into the feed on the
portable reel, and plug into the far end. It all works fine.
All the hoses are 3/8 size with standard 1/4 inch fittings. You loose a
tiny bit of air flow with the 1/4 fittings, but not enough to worry
about. Using bigger fittings won't make a noticeable difference in air
pressure or flow.
Using a 1/4 air hose, however, will make a huge difference. Just stay
away from 1/4 hoses.
Tim Mullen
Chantilly, VA
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