Montalvo
Member
OK, this isn't necessarily a "plumbing" question but those of you who deal with water pressure and flow rates can probably tell me if this'll work.
I'd like to have a heavy-duty, self-roll-up hose reel by the garage to wash my car. I found an AIR hose reel on sale at Harbor Freight and the ad said it could be used for air OR water. But I'm concerned about whether I'm going to have enough pressure and/or flow since the hose diameter is only 3/8". I use a Mr. Clean AutoDry CarWash device on the end of the hose which dispenses soap and DI water.
Before I convert this reel for garden hose use (cutting off the 3/8" hose ends to attach garden hose fittings), I'd like to have some idea how it's going to perform. I've got 50 psi at the hose bib and the reel has a 50' hose. When I compute the difference in cross-section area between a 5/8" garden hose and the 3/8" air hose, the air hose is about one-seventh the area of the garden hose! That's gotta reduce the flow rate...but by how much???
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Bob
I'd like to have a heavy-duty, self-roll-up hose reel by the garage to wash my car. I found an AIR hose reel on sale at Harbor Freight and the ad said it could be used for air OR water. But I'm concerned about whether I'm going to have enough pressure and/or flow since the hose diameter is only 3/8". I use a Mr. Clean AutoDry CarWash device on the end of the hose which dispenses soap and DI water.
Before I convert this reel for garden hose use (cutting off the 3/8" hose ends to attach garden hose fittings), I'd like to have some idea how it's going to perform. I've got 50 psi at the hose bib and the reel has a 50' hose. When I compute the difference in cross-section area between a 5/8" garden hose and the 3/8" air hose, the air hose is about one-seventh the area of the garden hose! That's gotta reduce the flow rate...but by how much???
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Bob