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Air pressure hose take up reel installation

Harbor Freight has a nice 50' auto take up reel with hose.  Would like to install this in the open area behind the access door aft of the DS rear wheel.  However,  routing a connecting hose from there to the existing PS air connector near the propane tank is a long route to opposite sides of the coach and opposite ends.  There must be a better way;  Any suggestions would be very welcome.
Fiddler
1959 Parris Island grad
40' 2001 U320 Build 5875
1999 Suburban K1500 toad
1986 Corvette Pacecar
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Re: Air pressure hose take up reel installation

Reply #1 –
On our 99' U270, the Air Service hose comes direct from the wet tank which is in front of the drive axle and righ behind the bulkhead. I believe it is the only ⅜" nylon hose connected on the wet tank. Teeing into the line with the push on Tee's wouldn't be hard, but it does add one more possible leak source...
Don
Quote from: Fiddler –
Harbor Freight has a nice 50' auto take up reel with hose.  Would like to install this in the open area behind the access door aft of the DS rear wheel.  However,  routing a connecting hose from there to the existing PS air connector near the propane tank is a long route to opposite sides of the coach and opposite ends.  There must be a better way;  Any suggestions would be very welcome.
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Don & Tys
1999 U270 3602 WTFE #5402
Xtreme Stage 1 w/Headlight, Step Conversion, etc.
2009 Honda Fit Sport with Navi
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Re: Air pressure hose take up reel installation

Reply #2 –
Connect hose reel to rear wet tank. Our coach did not come with an air chuck, so we connected a nylon air brake hose to wet tank with a ball valve. I am not remembering where I attached a brass fitting to the wet tank. We also use that new air hose to feed air to our tow car air piston brake through a 12-volt solenoid.