A cylindrical spindle that is made of either plastic, fiberglass, or metal is used to storing the hose and this cylindrical spindle is called a hose reel. Using this hose reel you can keep your hose safe and can increase its lifespan as it stores the hose in a coil shape.
Why Using Hose Reel?
If you buy a hose for your garden, it will cost you around $70 to $100. As this is a good amount of money so you need to keep your hose safe and should protect it from being damaged. If you leave your hose in the garden, exposed to direct sunlight then it can get dry and rubber could be cracked as well.
In that case, you will not have any option except to replace your cracked and leaked hose with a new one. Here comes the role of a hose reel that can protect your garden hose as you can neatly coil your hose on a hose reel.
A hose reel will protect your garden hose from being kinking or from the sunlight. So it improves the lifespan of your hose and you can save a lot of money.
A hose reel comes in various designs and different price ranges that depend on the design, material, and diameter of the reel. You can check different designs and prices of hose reels at Backyard insight.
Benefits of Using a Hose Reel
Here you can check a few advantages of using hose reel:
- A hose reel helps in getting the water out of the hose easily
- It stores the hose efficiently
- It protects the hose from sunlight and reduces wearing and tearing over time
- It protects kids from any accidents that can happen if they stuck in a hose that is not properly coiled over a hose reel
How to Put a Hose on a Hose Reel?
To put a hose on a hose real you need to first remove the old hose that is cracked or leaking from somewhere. Once you removed the old hose, you can then put a new hose on a hose reel. Here is a step-by-step guide for you about how to remove the old hose from the hose reel and then how to put a new hose on the hose reel.
- First of all, you have to disconnect your hose reel from the faucet spigot. After doing this, you need to inspect the hose spigot for any damages. If you see that it is still useable then you need to proceed.
- Now you need to take all the water out of the hose, for this, you should move your hose reel to an open area where you can extend your hose.
- After you take out the water, now you need to disconnect the coupling and the old hose.
- Now, you need to unpack your new hose and it is better to extend it in the garden and make sure that there are no bends in the hose. It is better to keep it in the sunlight for some time. It makes the hose soft that will help you in easily installing the hose on the hose reel.
- Check for any vinyl washer that needs to be replaced in the female end of the hose coupling.
- On the hose reel, look for the guide opening and pass the female end of the hose through this guide opening.
- Now you have to tighten the hose with the water coupling. Make sure that you use the female end of the hose for this purpose and don’t thread it tightly.
- Now, rotate the hose reel handle in the clockwise direction. It will wind the hose on the drum of the reel hose.
- Hold the hose with one hand so that it coiled properly on the drum and rotate the hose reel with the other hand.
- If your hose reel is electric, then push the retraction button down to start the winding process. Hold the hose with one hand in this case as well.
That is all. Now your hose is protected and you can easily wind it over the hose reel and you can also drain out all the water from the hose.
