adamsredlines
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I have a hose-reel which needs a new air hose, the hose is all cracked and is now split at the fitting end. What do I need to look for in an air hose?
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School me on air-hose
- Thread starter adamsredlines
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Rubber. Stay away from that nylon or plastic junk.
I go for made in the USA Goodyear brand. I get 50 footers for 20 to 40 bucks, depending on sales.
http://www.amazon.com/GOODYEAR-46505-8-Inch-50-Feet-Restrictors/dp/B0030EU5Y4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1332657116&sr=8-2
Look for oil resistance and cold temp resistance, whatever you choose.
I go for made in the USA Goodyear brand. I get 50 footers for 20 to 40 bucks, depending on sales.
http://www.amazon.com/GOODYEAR-46505-8-Inch-50-Feet-Restrictors/dp/B0030EU5Y4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1332657116&sr=8-2
Look for oil resistance and cold temp resistance, whatever you choose.
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Aetsh
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Scylla.. care to elaborate? A guy at work has a clear red snap on hose (vinyl?) , and its really light doesnt knot up and generally is pretty cool...
Whats the downside?
Whats the downside?
Buckgnarly
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If you deal with cold or don't like hoses that have memory, cannot beat Flexzilla hose. Stays flexible for me well past single digits.
Chris.Santamarina
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I have a hose-reel which needs a new air hose, the hose is all cracked and is now split at the fitting end. What do I need to look for in an air hose?
Go to www.airhoseshop.com
The prices are ridiculous but the hose is one of the best quality hoses I have ever used. Dragging them across the floor, chemicals and temperature will kill your hoses quick. These will stand the test of time. I have installed thousands of these in maintenance shops and have never received one complaint. You can pick your colors too. Im a Snap On Tools fanatic and dont use anything else, but I would never use their air compressors, regulators or hoses. They make great tools, thats about it.
Too bad Swan Hose went out. I still have air/garden hose that's over 14 years old. I'll agree with the rubber hose over plastic.
Muffduster
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I have the Goodyear orange Pliovic hose from Harbor Freight. Very abrasion resistant and never had any trouble with it not flexing or looping up on the floor.
Rolling_Thunder
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my cheapo hose on my taskmaster hose reel from lowes lasted about 2 years I replaced it with a GoodYear hose and it seems to be of better quality and reasonably priced!
I really like my Goodyear hose. No memory, works well in all temperature conditions.
I also have a retractable hose reel that also has a black rubber hose, may be Goodyear, don't recall. Works GREAT!
HOWEVER, one drawback to the durable black rubber hoses is that they can mar painter surfaces like wood, etc, when pulling them. As a result, I've taken to using a nice poly or nylon hose inside the house, or when I want to protect any surfaces that might get friction contact.
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I also have a retractable hose reel that also has a black rubber hose, may be Goodyear, don't recall. Works GREAT!
HOWEVER, one drawback to the durable black rubber hoses is that they can mar painter surfaces like wood, etc, when pulling them. As a result, I've taken to using a nice poly or nylon hose inside the house, or when I want to protect any surfaces that might get friction contact.
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michaelwoodcock
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Pretty much what everyone else is saying, goodyear hoses are pretty good, I've had some cheaper Harbor Freight ones before and the goodyear blows them away.
The longer the hose you get, you'll want a larger diameter. Also depends on the tools you intend to run. I wouldn't get a 50 foot hose less than a half an inch, and a 25 footer less than 3/8ths diameter, but I use powerfull air tools & will be using an HVLP paint gun among other air hungry tools like sand blasters, brake bleeders, etc. etc.
The longer the hose you get, you'll want a larger diameter. Also depends on the tools you intend to run. I wouldn't get a 50 foot hose less than a half an inch, and a 25 footer less than 3/8ths diameter, but I use powerfull air tools & will be using an HVLP paint gun among other air hungry tools like sand blasters, brake bleeders, etc. etc.