anyone know where i can get a long hose

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Detailing NY

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I am looking for a hose that can save me space, but at the same time it must be long.



I have contract work that i clean on sundays and i need long hoses. Right now I use 2 100 ft hoses that i connect to each other.



This works for me but wraping up the hoses is a real pain and takes up lots of room in the truck. I also can not find a hose wheel that can hold 200 ft of hose.



Anyone have any ideas??????????



Thanks

NYD
 
Wow...the answers I could give...if I wanted to violate forum rules and get banned permanently! :p



What about that flat hose? If it works, it saves a lot of space and I think they run about $20 for 50 feet, so $80 would get you 200 feet.
 
Scottwax said:
Wow...the answers I could give...if I wanted to violate forum rules and get banned permanently! :p



What about that flat hose? If it works, it saves a lot of space and I think they run about $20 for 50 feet, so $80 would get you 200 feet.
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were can i get a flat hose, i have seen them on tv but never ordered them as i thought it was made like crap.
 
If you do a web search, you'll probably get a ton of hits. Maybe it would be worth ordering one and seeing how it works out. The principle is sound, it just depends on the materials they use.



BTW, anyone else notice in the ads for the flat hose, the female model is decidedly...unflat? ;)
 
The problem with the flat hose is when you only need 15 feet of hose, you still have to unroll the whole darn thing or the water will not flow through it. They are also a major PITA to roll up nice and square. It is a great idea in principal, but not so great in a real world application.
 
I would not recommend the flat hose. I purchased one to try it out and it was distroyed by the concrete. It worked great for about two weeks and then it got frayed. If you use it on grass it will work, but do not use it on concrete.
 
Why not get one of those coil hoses?



I was going to order a 50ft. coil one to try but haven't gotten around to it. I'll have to see if I have the link.
 
I would then need 4 coil hoses that connect.

How well do you think they will be if you connect four of them to make one 200 ft hose
 
I would not recommend the flat hose either. I purchased one and it was a piece of crap. It started to fray and then leak. If you wanted to use it, you had to unroll the whole thing.
 
NYD:

No doubt you will do lots of research on this, but the flat hoses seem to get a pretty bad rap on a lot of sites. It seems durability is not the greatest. For someone that uses equipment to the extent that you do, durability would be severely tested.



Have you checked into having a custom hose made up by one of the specialty hose companies in your area? The company I used to work for had lots of hoses made to different lengths and using different materials. We used to have a lot of high pressure, hot water hoses made up for the people that used hot water for sanitation. They would burst conventional hoses quite often. Never heard of a problem with the ones we had made. They might be a little pricey, though.

Maybe a regular garden hose suppier could make one for you.

Also, check where the lawn service guys get theirs. In our area, those guys just stop in the street and unroll enough hose to reach halfway across the block.



Charles
 
go ask your local fire station where they get their hoses from. The company that makes them might have ones for regular spouts. They seem to last for ever.
 
I just bought a lawn mower from a company called Gardena from Home Depot. Check out their website gardena.com > products > watering technique. The "hose trolley" section has a hose wheel for a max 656 ft. and the hose section has hoses up to 50m which is 164 ft.



Home Depot probably doesn't carry everything by Gardena but I did see quite a bit of garden tools so it's worth checking out.



It's a German company so quality should be pretty good. I'm happy with my lawn mower :)
 
NY detailer said:
I would then need 4 coil hoses that connect.

How well do you think they will be if you connect four of them to make one 200 ft hose
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I've found that whatever distance hose you think you'll need, add about 50% if you get a coil hose. The coil nature of the hose makes the hose retract every time you let it go. The farther it is stretched, the faster/farther it will retract. Unless you hold on to the hose all the time, it can get annoying chasing after it. Plus if you happen to be in the wrong spot, it could retract and hit the car.



I don't know how badly it would affect pressure, but maybe you could look into getting some 1/2" ID hose as it's smaller and usually lighter and more flexible than the normal 5/8" or 3/4" stuff.



They do have reels for 200' hoses, but there are not many. for the cheap version

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...ls/102-3321607-4539360?v=glance&s=hi&n=228013



Or the delux version

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t.../ref=sr_1_5/102-3321607-4539360?v=glance&s=hi



Michael
 
I was in Sam's Club today and saw this hose cart. It's kind of big, but it looked pretty sturdy and the pneumatic tires would make it easy to move around. The one thing this cart is missing is a roller hose guide.



Speaking of hoses, would 3/4" water hoses be worth the extra money over the 5/8" hoses?
 
That would work for me if i could remove the handle on the back and wheel, i would just need to spinning wheel. I will go and check it out.

Thanks

NYD
 
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