Industrial Hose Reels

Commercial hose reels are one of the best material handling investments you can make. A great deal of the heavy machinery that you use requires pressurized water or air to operate. Some of these devices also require exceptionally high voltage power that can be delivered only through very large diameter, heavily insulated power cords. Because such hoses are very heavy and cumbersome to lift and carry, it is not advisable from a safety or ergonomics perspective to carry, extend, and retrieve them manually without an industrial hose reel.

It only takes 25 lbs of force applied at the wrong angle to injure a workerʼs back, which is a liability you do not want. Also, dragging hoses around the floor or across a construction site will eventually wear on the hose and lead to replacement costs you shouldn'tʼt have to waste more money on.

Industrial hose reels eliminate the risk of injury and damage to heavy industrial cords and pressure hoses with large diameters. Commercial hose reels are manufactured and sold in different sizes based upon the size and nature of the hose or cord they are being used for. They are further divided into four categories based upon the retraction mechanism they utilize to retrieve the hose after use. Because it takes one hand to guide the hose onto a commercial reel, category selection should be based upon workload, ergonomics, and type of industrial environment the hose reel is used in.

Hand Crank Hose Reels
When an employee has both hands free, one hand can crank the hose onto the reel, and the other hand can guide it. Generally these reels are designed for long, large capacity industrial hoses with up to 4,000 PSI.

Motor Driven Hose Reels
Motor driven reels are used with hoses ranging from 200PSI to 10,000 PSI and are recommended for environments where the worker has only one hand free to guide the hose onto the spool.

Spring Driven Hose Reels
Spring driven models do not require an external power source to operate. Easy Rack carries spring driven industrial reels for air hoses, oil hoses, grease hoses, hydraulic hoses, vacuum hoses, and oxy acetylene hoses. We also have spring driven cable reel for welding equipment in both stainless steel and aluminum models.

EZ-Coil Commercial Hose Reel
These spring driven commercial hose reels retract at only 20% the speed of other spring driven models. They are intended for use in combustible environments it is unsafe to operate a motor or electrically driven hose reel for risk that a spark may cause an explosion.

Electric Cord and Cable Reels
These commercial reels are engineered specifically for retractable Extension Cord Reels, Hand Crank Welding Reels, and Static Discharge Grounding.

Because there are so many models available in each industrial hose reel series, it is important to narrow your selection and buy a unit that is the closest match to your requirements. The following five principles are recommended when making your selection.

We also suggest that you follow the following guidelines when selecting an industrial hose reel products for your facility.

1. Choose your reel based on hose I.D., O.D., and Length
2. Compare the size of your hose to the inlet and outlet sizes on the reel.
3. Decide on the safest and most ergonomic method of retraction.
4. Determine where to mount the hose.
5. Choose the type of hose you will be using.
6. Customize your commercial hose reel.

Even after choosing what you think might be a near perfect match to your industrial requirements, it may be possible to customize the hose reel further to meet the exact specifications of your process flow. Ask a material handling specialist at Easy Rack to see what customization options are available, or to make certain you have decided on the safest, most ergonomic, and most efficient hose reel possible.

Easy Rack is a major supplier of air, water, and electric hose reels including low-pressure, medium and high pressure hose reels. Easy Rack also carries commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, pallet trucks, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings available nationwide.

Our material handling equipment company is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Memphis, Tennessee, Baltimore, Maryland, Irving, Texas, Amarillo, TX, Brownsville, Texas, Grand Prairie, TX, Pasadena, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas., El Paso, Texas., Charlotte, N.C, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Seattle, Washington, Boston, Massachusetts, Denver, Colorado, Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky.