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All of the directions and tips below are intended as a guide only
If you have opted to purchase a Claber Ground 40 Metal hose reel for your window cleaning pure water supply hose then you may struggle to figure out how to best secure your hose to the reel.
Unlike the metal clover leaf style reels the Claber reel does not have a reduced barb internal manifold.
The Claber reel has a standard male internal hoselock style fitting so some DIY skills are needed to best attach your hose.
I do recommend not using the issued black Claber fitting as it's slightly cheaper than it's Orange coloured range of fittings.
What's needed
1x Orange standard hoselock style female fitting
1x short length of cheap garden hose, PVC hose or braided PVC hose Not greater thann12mm ID
1x Brass 12mm to 6mm barbed reducer
3x single or double eared O clips "not jubilee clips as the slip and cause leaks" 1x 11-13mm 2x 7-9mm
1x pair of O clips pliers or dull side cutters
1x Stanley knife or tubing cutter
1x 304 Stainless Steel rubber sleeved P clip
1x 25mm M5 machine screw or bolt and M5 nyloc nut
1x battery drill with 5mm HSS drill bit
1x pencil or sharpie marker
I do recommend using only Claber only hose fittings for this project as Claber products are designed and intended for Claber only applications and Hoselock may leak or be of a slightly different engineering profile
I recommend using no more than 90mm of hose.
B&Q sell clear PVC hose by the metre or cut a section from your garden hose ensuring that the inner diameter is no more than 12mm, Most affordable garden hoses from shops such as wilko or homebase are sometimes around 11mm which is an advantage for a better fitment.
With your short section of garden hose you'll need to remove the hand locking collar from your Claber fitting and press your hose section firmly all the way into the fitting and reinstall the locking collar and hand tighten.
Slide 1x 11-13mm Double ear O clip onto that short piece of hose you have fitted to the Claber fitting
Then press in your brass barbed reducer firmly all the way into the hose until it butt's up against the brass fitting and crimp the double ear O clip
Now slide the 2x 7-9mm double ear O clips onto your microbore hose reel hose and press firmly your hose all the way onto the brass barbed reducer and secure both the double eared O clips
The reason for 2 double ear O clips is to allow for the pressure restriction within the hose and to ensure that the hose will not blow off or leak.
If you do experience a leak you may have used hose that is slightly larger than the barbed reducer.
When you are happy that all of the taken steps are complete and you do not have any leaks it's best from my personal experience to add a Stainless steel P clip to the inner of the reel horizontal braces to ensure your hose does not snag and damage the inner hose reel fittings.
If you need a slightly larger OD brass barbed reducer they are available.
With the upmost respect, I have taken my time to create, type and share this tip which does work and helps massively. Please do not ask for links....
I have listed all of the associated components needed and it's not hard to find.
If you have opted to purchase a Claber Ground 40 Metal hose reel for your window cleaning pure water supply hose then you may struggle to figure out how to best secure your hose to the reel.
Unlike the metal clover leaf style reels the Claber reel does not have a reduced barb internal manifold.
The Claber reel has a standard male internal hoselock style fitting so some DIY skills are needed to best attach your hose.
I do recommend not using the issued black Claber fitting as it's slightly cheaper than it's Orange coloured range of fittings.
What's needed
1x Orange standard hoselock style female fitting
1x short length of cheap garden hose, PVC hose or braided PVC hose Not greater thann12mm ID
1x Brass 12mm to 6mm barbed reducer
3x single or double eared O clips "not jubilee clips as the slip and cause leaks" 1x 11-13mm 2x 7-9mm
1x pair of O clips pliers or dull side cutters
1x Stanley knife or tubing cutter
1x 304 Stainless Steel rubber sleeved P clip
1x 25mm M5 machine screw or bolt and M5 nyloc nut
1x battery drill with 5mm HSS drill bit
1x pencil or sharpie marker
I do recommend using only Claber only hose fittings for this project as Claber products are designed and intended for Claber only applications and Hoselock may leak or be of a slightly different engineering profile
I recommend using no more than 90mm of hose.
B&Q sell clear PVC hose by the metre or cut a section from your garden hose ensuring that the inner diameter is no more than 12mm, Most affordable garden hoses from shops such as wilko or homebase are sometimes around 11mm which is an advantage for a better fitment.
With your short section of garden hose you'll need to remove the hand locking collar from your Claber fitting and press your hose section firmly all the way into the fitting and reinstall the locking collar and hand tighten.
Slide 1x 11-13mm Double ear O clip onto that short piece of hose you have fitted to the Claber fitting
Then press in your brass barbed reducer firmly all the way into the hose until it butt's up against the brass fitting and crimp the double ear O clip
Now slide the 2x 7-9mm double ear O clips onto your microbore hose reel hose and press firmly your hose all the way onto the brass barbed reducer and secure both the double eared O clips
The reason for 2 double ear O clips is to allow for the pressure restriction within the hose and to ensure that the hose will not blow off or leak.
If you do experience a leak you may have used hose that is slightly larger than the barbed reducer.
When you are happy that all of the taken steps are complete and you do not have any leaks it's best from my personal experience to add a Stainless steel P clip to the inner of the reel horizontal braces to ensure your hose does not snag and damage the inner hose reel fittings.
If you need a slightly larger OD brass barbed reducer they are available.
With the upmost respect, I have taken my time to create, type and share this tip which does work and helps massively. Please do not ask for links....
I have listed all of the associated components needed and it's not hard to find.
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