[davids3511]

Took your advice and purchased the Site drill with 3 batteries from Screwfix today. I attached it up with a 22mm socket which fits the reel perfectly. Do you use your drill on screwdrivr setting where the torque setting comes into play or as a drill setting.

I set the drill to the lowest speed and highest torque but it wouldn't spin the reel, it just clutched out. Using the drill setting it worked but would nearly break your wrist if the hose snagged on something, and I would imagine the plastic spindle fitting would be destroyed pretty soon.

Any pointers very welcome.

[davids3511]

Also, where have you put your hose guide? I am intending mounting the hose reel to the side of the van and opening the side door. My concern is that by doing it that way I will be creating a trip hazard right at the side of the pavement where the hose hangs out the side door and before it reached the pavement.

 At the moment I take the reel out the back door and place it on the ground so the hose is on the floor so no (extra) trip hazard.

[Clive McDonald]

That's how i started a deep, and i take it it is deep, 22m socket onto a plastic hexagon that is what remains after the handle has been taken off.

It is a deep socket isn't it?And it is attached to the drill via a drill driver that fits into sockets.

Your findings with the drill are correct, slowest speed on the drill setting.And you have identified the two other problems, the snatch you get that might break your wrist, and the potentail to strip the plastic hexagon round.

I did use it successfully like this for a fair while.Other people tried and found that the snatch was to severe and gave up.

Depending on which way you are winding in i laid the drill on a box so that this took the force and not my hand.

Eventually i put a dog leg clutch on which allowed the reel to continue to spin.The principle of this is the same one as car starter handles.

After about a year the reel innards wore out, because they are plastic. I bought better reels with metal parts and rigged these up to work,The old reel has been refurbed with metal innards and is now my spare/third reel.

If you want to pursue this it's not cheap, but the benefits are worth while.

[davids3511]

That's how i started a deep, and i take it it is deep, 22m socket onto a plastic hexagon that is what remains after the handle has been taken off.

It is a deep socket isn't it?And it is attached to the drill via a drill driver that fits into sockets.Yes, it is a deep 22mm socket fitted as you suggested.

Your findings with the drill are correct, slowest speed on the drill setting.And you have identified the two other problems, the snatch you get that might break your wrist, and the potentail to strip the plastic hexagon round.I hadn't though of laying it on something to take the force of the snatch, will rig something up, good solution. Could I fit some nuts to the metal thread before the plastic hexagon to take the force instead of the plastic I wonder?

I did use it successfully like this for a fair while.Other people tried and found that the snatch was to severe and gave up. At the speed it winds in that reel I will live with it. I was a little concerned that I may damage the drill with the sudden stoping.

Depending on which way you are winding in i laid the drill on a box so that this took the force and not my hand.

Eventually i put a dog leg clutch on which allowed the reel to continue to spin.The principle of this is the same one as car starter handles.Where did you get the clutch and hod did you rig it up? I don't even know what it is

After about a year the reel innards wore out, because they are plastic. I bought better reels with metal parts and rigged these up to work,The old reel has been refurbed with metal innards and is now my spare/third reel.Where did you come accross a metal spindle, I have googled and couldn't find anything suitable

If you want to pursue this it's not cheap, but the benefits are worth while.
Thanks for the help.

[Clive McDonald]

Long term you need to think about a better quality reel, mine sort of snapped inside, and before that i had to put black tape onto the plastic heaxagon to make it a tight fit and stop it slipping.

This forum was handy when Alex used to post because you could ask him stuff.Between us we decided the yellow cox reel would be best, but I suppose many reels would do.

So, a good quality reel, a clutch, and a bracket to hold the drill firmly in place and take all of the force.(but also allow disconection when reeling out)

The people who did my last tank fit out,(ralph and john) at denver tanks are brilliant engineers and may knock up a clutch and bracket, but this wouldn't be cheap. And there would be not point whatsoever attaching this to a cheap reel.

[Clive McDonald]

Thanks perfect, you put that very well.

[davids3511]

Slumpbuster, is that the dog leg clutch I have circled in the picture. If so, where did you get it? Cheers for the help.

[formb]

Slumpbuster, is that the dog leg clutch I have circled in the picture. If so, where did you get it? Cheers for the help.

What he said.