[Shop-talk] Air Hose Reel Rec

[David Hillman]

On Tue, 17 Feb 2015, john niolon wrote:
> David... I agree with Eric...   I've got two... one commercial unit from a
> fire hose company and one from Harbor freight...   neither leak but the
> hoses do...   I put a ball valve before each and a drain stub under each.  I
> just flip the lever off when I don't need air for a few minutes then back on
> when I need it...   it goes off when the job is done and I don't lose my
> tanks charge...   The really good commercial ones are VERY expensive..

    My 'shop' is really a 2.5 car attached garage, and I have the 
compressor in a shed outside.  Copper line runs into the garage on the 
rear wall, right by the entry/exit stairs to the house.  There's a ball 
valve there with a big orange handle at eye level... I still don't always 
shut it off when I should ;)  Sometimes I think I'm going inside for just 
a minute, and wind up done for the day, etc.  I might not get back out 
there for a few days.

    It's not a huge deal if it leaks, but I'm kind of picky, and I feel 
like if we can land a probe on a comet, we ought to be able to build a 
hose reel that doesn't leak.  At least not when it is brand new.

    And I already had to replace one ball valve that developed a leak in 
about a year, defeating its entire purpose.

    Thanks.

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  David Hillman