Valet-shaq

[wjwren]

Shanks where is that reel from please?

[Shanksy87]

https://www.griggsdirect.co.uk/products/general-pu...

Edited by Shanksy87 on Monday 3rd August 16:37

[PushedDover]

Shanksy87 said:

https://www.griggsdirect.co.uk/products/general-pump-reg-reel-for-100-3-8-inch-hose/211/

https://www.griggsdirect.co.uk/products/general-pump-reg-reel-for-100-3-8-inch-hose/211/

[jakesmith]

Shanksy87 said:

This is the setup I have. The hose is a commercial grade thing, no chance of kinking.



I can see the benefit of an auto rewind hose, but this takes all of 30s to wind in after use, which I do once a week. Gaining says 20s once a week doesn't feel that important to me personally, plus you have the added risk with the auto-rewind ones where they decide to rewind when you pull for more hose and the hose slaps against your car. Each to their own.

I feel better about it now you said that

What I would say is the whole project is pretty lazy for me- did it to save about 5 mins of faff a week getting the pressure washer out. In that context, 30 seconds is major!

[Shanksy87]

jakesmith said:

I feel better about it now you said that

What I would say is the whole project is pretty lazy for me- did it to save about 5 mins of faff a week getting the pressure washer out. In that context, 30 seconds is major!

We all know its more about the doing of the project than the end result

[wjwren]

Still need to install it but this thing weighs a ton. Seriously large hose compared to my karcher.

[jakesmith]

I really must bother to wash the cars, they are a state, only problem is no matter how much easier I have made it with the valet-hut, I still can't be botherd

[Caddyshack]

wjwren said:

Still need to install it but this thing weighs a ton. Seriously large hose compared to my karcher.

That’s the one I use, it’s great. I welded up a bracket so it hangs from roof and wall in my steam cleaner shed and swivels.

[wjwren]

^ where could I get a swivel bracket from please?

[wjwren]

Caddy shack - how did you connect the reel to your Karcher - if you have one? The 2 feet of thick hose coming off the reel is as below - I have 2 Karcher to M22 style connectors which I used previosuly to join 2 pieces of karcher hose together, but these wont fit.

Any clues to what connector I need please?

[Shanksy87]

It looks like you need an M22 > 3/8" bsp fitting. It looks like you have inserted a 3/8" bsp male to male adapter in the hose that wouldn't be required if using the fitting below.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KARCHER-type-M22-Female...

[wjwren]

I might just get a new lance. Do these type have some quick connect system like the karcher to swap over to a snow foam or do you require a spanner to change it?

[wjwren]

ALso, for some reason the end of the new hose I have bought seems a different size - ever so slightly to the karcher adaptor in the picture - it will not fit.

[Shanksy87]

You can find short guns with quick disconnects at both ends, I use a Mosmatic one personally so I can swap between a lance and a foamer.

There are two types of M22 fitting, one with a 14mm centre bore and another with a 15mm centre bore. Sounds like you have the wrong one for your equipment.

[wjwren]

Still stuck on connecting this up to the lance end.
What do I need to connect these 2 together. a female to female fitting?





There is a host of connections on amazon, but unsure which one will fit.
I purchased the below to fit on the other end to connect to the karcher k7 and that fitted fine.

[wjwren]

from amazon..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/thread-pressure-adapter-C...

[swisstoni]

[mercedeslimos]

wjwren said:

from amazon..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/thread-pressure-adapter-C...

Stick up a couple more pics of the ends you have, I did something similar but with my K2 and a universal lance my old man had.

[timbo999]

swisstoni said:

You'll need 2 of those... think of the expense!

[Shanksy87]

wjwren said:

Still stuck on connecting this up to the lance end.
What do I need to connect these 2 together. a female to female fitting?





There is a host of connections on amazon, but unsure which one will fit.
I purchased the below to fit on the other end to connect to the karcher k7 and that fitted fine.

Your hose is 3/8" BSP male and your lance M22 male. A 3/8" female to M22 female adapter is what you need. There are plenty of eBay, just check it's BSP and not NPT before buying.