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Hey all,
I am looking for a hose reel for my garage. I'm tired of tripping over the extension cord when its not in use. I'm looking for a quality unit but it is for home use, meaning I'm not looking to spend $300 on it but don't mind spending around $100. I want it to be 14 ga 3 wire prob around 50 feet 3 outlet end with higher amps because I will be running power tools and Mytee carpet extractor off of it. I know the Mytee has burned up cords before so thats why I am going for the 14 ga. Any suggestions?

I am also looking for a hose reel for my air hose. I wanna run arppox 50-75 feet and I love the Flexzilla green hose 3/8 id with 1/4 ends.

What am I looking for in reels? I want quality cause I don't like buying things twice because I should have just bought the better one the 1st time. Learned that from my old man lol.

Feed back please
Thanks for any input!
 
Not sure if it would fit the bill but I have the reels that mount to the ceiling. They are spring loaded and I plug mine into the power outlet on the ceiling that my garage door opener plugs into. I can pull down however much cord I need. When not in use they are very much out of the way and not taking up floor space.


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Ya I want the type that are secured to the ceiling an spring loaded. I just don't know what is a good brand. I looked on Amazon and they have a few, but they look like cheap china versions. What type do you have?
 
I have a craftsman reel like that, works great for the shop-vac as well.
 
The URL to the 14 AWG is above. I think rockler has a 12 AWG version as well.

I have an old Sears 12 AWG one, that had a light on it. I cut it off and installed a leviton commercial outlet on it.

You can see it off to the left side in this picture, it is in the center of the garage ( front to rear and side to side )

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I went 12 AWG, as it is in a 20 A outlet / circuit. Figure if I am using something that has a high current inrush on start up, I'm better with the 12 AWG.
 
I have the craftsman one from Sears, it's 30 ft of cord, works great and cost $25. It's great for anything in my garage, especially using buffers or a leaf blower.
 
I have the home depot one as well, 50 ft long mounted same as above, next to garage door oener and plugged into ceiling, one of the best things I ever put in my garage. Use it to un everything from my table saw to my shop vac, reaches anywhere in the garage out to the end of the driveway
 
How muchdiidyou end up spending for your reels? Are the decent quality? Can u install a different cord with their is there not enough room"?
 
I paid about 70 apiece for the reels at the Depot. I dont know if you can change out the cords but I cant see why not. It comes with a 50', 14 ga which is plenty long for my needs.
 
I forget how much. Sears hardware stores ~ 1995 is when I got it.
I would say pricey, it was the only 12 AWG one I could find at the time.
Unlike a lot of things at Sears today, this is well made.

Not too sure what you are getting at with the different cord.

You can replace the cord, big PITA.
It is similar to replacing a pull start on a small engine, with the added fun of the reel stop.
If you are replacing the cord, depending on what is in there, you might get a few more feet, but you are going to a more expensive cord.
The ones that come to mind would be SJOW, SJOOW, SEOW or SEOOW cord sets you are not going to get SO cord to work in a reel. This is more expensive than what most come with.

the reel that rockler carries is ~ 70.00 for 30', looks a lot like the sears one I have in 12/3. Going 14/3 will save you a bit of money.

I never could see a reason for the Reelcraft ones. They are out of this world expensive ( found this looking for an air hose reel ).
 
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