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OPERATING AIR HOSE REEL
BEFORE MOUNTING AIR HOSE REEL, please take a few minutes to understand how it works. Practice operating it a
few times, pulling hose out and rewinding it back onto the drum. 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 rewinds air hose using an internal recoil spring. When hose is pulled from reel, it is pulled against
the tension of the recoil spring. The more hose is pulled out, the greater the tension built up in the recoil spring. 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 roller guides.
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 roller guides inside collar are rolling smoothly.
2. As reel drum rotates, the locking gear and pawl make a short series of six clicking sounds each 1/2 revolution. In one
revolution, there are a total of twelve locking positions.
3. TO LOCK REEL IN POSITION, slow down pulling motion as desired length of hose is reached. While pulling slowly, listen
for each short series of clicking sounds. As the pawl is clicking, stop pulling hose and decrease tension. The drum should lock
in position.
TO REWIND 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 drum until hose stopper rests against
guide collar.
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