DIY water hose reel, rotating join.

[look 171]

Hey Ron,

I don't really understand what you are trying to do? It sound like the stiff hose is kicking your ass?

The quick connect is good if you get the brass ones. I have had great luck with them, then I realized that I almost never disconnect my water hose. Buy the sears black rubber hose. I think they are real rubber and not vinyl or some plastic job that get very stiff in the cold. They are soft and almost never kink. We have had ours for years and no issues, no leaks. My parents are getting older, so the cheap vinyl hose gives them a good kicking. They have had the Sears' Craftsman rubber hose for 7-8 years now. Very easy to wind up in one of those plastic hose reel they mounted to the side of their garage. They crank it up with one hand on the crank the other one to guide the soft hose. No leaks. Not cheap, but its worth not having to swear at the hose every time you go and use it.

Hey man, how's that bath room coming along? Your wife through you ass out of the house yet for not finishing?

[rnln]

MBAtarga, sounds like I need to visit HD for this. Thanks.

Look,
Alright, sounds like my writing is bad enough that you didn't get my point.

- I am not looking for hose nor reel. I am trying to make my own cheap reel but the best rotating joint, because we already snapped at least 3 plastic reels at the connector. I don't understand how people can keep up with those plastic one. They become fragile and easy to get snapped.

- I am not looking for hose. After different types of hose, hard/heavy-duty and cheap thin hose, I like the cheap thin hose so it can be handled easily. It doesn't last long, but I have no problem buying another cheap one after several years. The heavy duty last longer but every time rolling it in and out, I got so pissed. Instead of bending the hose, I feel it bending my arms.

- Bath room? I still move it a little bit at a time. The drain is done. Concrete patch is done and dried. Water pipes, valves are replaced. Only thing left is... the actual shower . There are other things come up, so it gets interrupted several times. Right now, I am back at my back yard watering system. It need to be redone because we added several more trees and the system doesn't have enough pressure, the way I "designed" . I think... instead of running another channel out there, I will add adjustable valve at each tree and adjust them all at lowest setting. Let see if this will fix the problem.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by rnln

MBAtarga, sounds like I need to visit HD for this. Thanks.

Look,
Alright, sounds like my writing is bad enough that you didn't get my point.

- I am not looking for hose nor reel. I am trying to make my own cheap reel but the best rotating joint, because we already snapped at least 3 plastic reels at the connector. I don't understand how people can keep up with those plastic one. They become fragile and easy to get snapped.

- I am not looking for hose. After different types of hose, hard/heavy-duty and cheap thin hose, I like the cheap thin hose so it can be handled easily. It doesn't last long, but I have no problem buying another cheap one after several years. The heavy duty last longer but every time rolling it in and out, I got so pissed. Instead of bending the hose, I feel it bending my arms.

- Bath room? I still move it a little bit at a time. The drain is done. Concrete patch is done and dried. Water pipes, valves are replaced. Only thing left is... the actual shower . There are other things come up, so it gets interrupted several times. Right now, I am back at my back yard watering system. It need to be redone because we added several more trees and the system doesn't have enough pressure, the way I "designed" . I think... instead of running another channel out there, I will add adjustable valve at each tree and adjust them all at lowest setting. Let see if this will fix the problem.

Ok, I got you now. Why do you think it has to swivel? How about a solid piece of brass threaded to a brass water house fitting coming out of the reel somewhere. Once the hose gets coiled up, I don't think it has to swivel. those Sears hose will not bend your arms. My parents are in their 70s, so they don't have the strength to wrestle that python water hose. the Sears hose, no problem.

[KFC911]

I prefer quality RUBBER hoses...buy 'em once and they'll last a lifetime and "coil up" with ease, unlike the cheapies. I've had a 50' and 100' for 20 years...just coil 'em up and hang 'em beneath my deck. I despise all types of "hose holders' etc. that I've ever tried...YMMV.

edited: Just saw the last post...mine were purchased from Sears way back when after my dad tipped me on a "deal" they were having. No problems for my dad either and he ain't a youngin' anymore....

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by rnln

Milt, I plan on building an all metal reel myself, using this part as the rotating joint to attach the hose only.

Yeah, but you can't attach a hose end to either side of that as it is, can you? Seems to me that the project will cost more than a ready made unit. This one is $115:

[rnln]

KC, we had those heavy duty and it last a long time, never leak, never break. Is just that I never like it. It's too hard/tough to work with.

Milt,
I know. It might cost me even more, and might not looks as nice, making it myself. I just get too sick of replacing them over and over. It was just a thought that if I make them myself, I know how the internal of the rotating joint works, or at least I can have option to choose the one with available parts/seals.