OPERATING AIR HOSE REEL
BEFORE MOUNTING AIR HOSE REEL, please take a few minutes to understand how the reel works. Practice operating
the hose reel a few times, pulling hose out and retracting it back onto reel. This will familiarize you with basic functions
and can help you understand where best to mount the air hose reel.
This air hose reel automatically retracts air hose using an internal spring motor. When hose is pulled from reel, it is pulled against
the tension of the spring motor. The more hose is pulled out, the greater the tension built up in spring motor. NEVER LET GO OF
HOSE WHILE PULLING FROM REEL. Letting go will allow hose to rewind at uncontrolled speed, possibly damaging the internal
spring or guide collar.
1. Grasp air hose and pull slowly from reel. As hose is pulled from reel, the entire reel drum rotates. To prevent extra wear on air
hose, periodically check to be sure guide rollers inside collar are rolling smoothly.
2. As reel drum rotates, the locking gear and pawl make a short series of four clicking sounds each 1/2 revolution. In one
revolution, there are a total of eight locking positions.
3. TO LOCK REEL IN POSITION, slow down pulling motion as desired length of hose is reached. While slowly pulling, listen for
each short series of clicking sounds. As the reel is clicking, stop pulling hose and decrease tension. Reel should lock in
position.
TO RETRACT HOSE ONTO REEL, slowly pull hose out until the first series of clicks stops. This means the locking pawl has
cleared the locking gear. DO NOT LET GO OF HOSE! Slowly allow hose to rewind onto reel until hose stopper rests against
guide collar.
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Locking pawl
Locking gear
PULL
DO NOT PULL HOSE OUT BY
GRASPING ATTACHED TOOL.
This will damage air hose. Pull
only by grasping air hose itself.
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