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jsf55
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My mate got me one of these, his seemed fine, mines still in the box waiting to get the rest of my air sorted out !
My mate got me one of these, his seemed fine, mines still in the box waiting to get the rest of my air sorted out !
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not much cop for spraying they collect water in the coils 
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not much cop for spraying they collect water in the coils
is that the same for any long hose or just as its coiled ?
jsf55
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not much cop for spraying they collect water in the coils
Oh, I don't think i'll be using it for spraying anything, more like air tools and pumping tyres up
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not much cop for spraying they collect water in the coils
I've sprayed for years using retractable reels. In fact, the last few times I've used the fixed retractable line plugged into a second portable retractable line. No issues. The main idea is that you trap the water before it gets to the line... which is true of any air line.
The workzone ones are good value at £20, its that thin pliable flexible hose. Probable no good for driving over but adequate for a machine shop.
Bob
aye they're not bad, useless for rattle guns or anything requiring a decent flowrate though. The small hose ID strangles them. I installed one in the workshop, quickly got reinstalled outside for inflating tyres, and blow guns etc. can't fault them at the price though, the industrial version of the same thing in 1/2" is about 10 times the price...
Me too, there is way too much scare mongering about this kind of thing. I remember my mate going to a place to get some fitting so he could run braid hose around his workshop. The chap told it would all need to be completely level or water would collect. I fully understand that mositure can form but you should allowing for that anyway. People often talk like water will sit in the hose and 100PSI 10cfm of air will just blow over it and pick up a bit at time, it's total nonsense.
I have 3 retractables and they are fine, all you need to do if you have concerns is stick a blow tool on the end and aim it at some cardboard, it will be very clear when the initial residual moisture is gone.
Compressed air is not new technology, every body shop on the planet has been using it for decades.
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Same here
Much easier to get out and put away than normal hose but I often end up with mine fully extended and wrapped around everything in the workshop
I would move the stop clamp further down the hose it will achieve two benefits, firstly it will stop the hose feeling so cumbersome,secondly it will mean you don't need to reach up to grab it.
