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Water hose replacement

Need to replace water hose on reel.. I understand Foretravel wants $135.+ shipping for a replacement hose.
Looks to me that the hose on the reel has been  modified .
Any suggestions or experiences on replacing this hose on the reelcraft.
Thanks in advanved.
'02 U295 36'
Build #5937

 SKP#104358
Motorcade#17428

Re: Water hose replacement

Reply #1 –
Quote from: Tom Endres –
Need to replace water hose on reel.. I understand Foretravel wants $135.+ shipping for a replacement hose.
Looks to me that the hose on the reel has been  modified .
Any suggestions or experiences on replacing this hose on the reelcraft.
Thanks in advanved.

Just replaced mine last week. During my search I found the OEM 35' hose at $175 plus. So, FT was bargain at $135.
Here is what I did. Purchased a 40 foot hose from this guy RV Water Filter Store. Cut it to 35 feet (cuz I didn't think 40 would fit on reel). I cut the 1/2 inch NPT fitting off the old hose. I took the hose and fitting to a guy who makes hose. Look for "hydraulic" in the name. I googled water hose , garden hose etc. All I got was big box stores.

Some one suggested in another post that we asked the Water Store guy to put NPT fitting on the hose. I did, he said he couldn't do it. His reasons were not quite clear to me so I just got the hose with one 3/4 brass female fitting and I used the old 1/2 SS fitting for the male end. I had to remove the reel to access the hose connections.

I didn't ask for a price but the guy I brought the fitting to could have made the entire hose for me. Maybe check locally first.  Oh yeah, 35' of hose with one brass 3/4" female fitting cost $75 shipped.
Ed and Michele
2000 U295  36'  (Build #5600)
8.3 ISC 350HP.
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Toad)
2001 Lance Truck Camper (Sold)
2001 Lazy Daze (Class C). RK Floor Plan (Sold)

Re: Water hose replacement

Reply #2 –
Take your old hose off and take it to a hose shop in Houston (lots near the "Ship Channel").  They can put together whatever you need or put you in that direction without going very far.

John
John and Stacey Smith
Motorcade NO: 11973
1997 U295 CSGI 40'..Build No. 5036     
920 Watts on the roof..CAT Power w/fuel Inj. Programmer
2021 GMC Sierra AT4 1500
EX..2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
Ex 1990 U280 RSAI 36'..Build No. 3638

Re: Water hose replacement

Reply #3 –
I don't remember all the details now, but I had to replace the water hose in my Foretravel. I needed a 35 foot 1/2" hose and couldn't find one at a reasonable price; mostly 25' or 50'. Wound up buying a 50' NeverKink type potable hose.
 
Took it with the ends from my old hose to the hydraulic hose guy. He cut the 15' off and put a standard hose connector on the cut end. He did not have the exact connector I needed for the hose reel. He removed the one from the old hose and swaged it into place. I do not remember how much he charged, but am sure it was less than $20; probably closer to $10.

Been about two years now, and no problems. And I've got a 15 footer to boot.

Trent
Trent and Jean Eyler
2000  U295  4003  WTFE  ISC  350
Build#5603 MC#17385

Re: Water hose replacement

Reply #4 –
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Some one suggested in another post that we asked the Water Store guy to put NPT fitting on the hose. I did, he said he couldn't do it.

I had better luck at the RV Filter Store. They made up a hose for me for my spring reel. High quality hose and nice brass fittings. I'd give them a call (Dave). Photo is the original fitting.
jor

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Re: Water hose replacement

Reply #5 –

How about a good RV $18, 50' 1/2" white drinking water hose from Amazon:
Amazon.com: Camco 22753 TastePURE Drinking Water Hose (1/2"ID x 50') - Lead... Wind it up and measure how much does not fit on reel.  Unwind, cut off the extra length from the female end.  Buy a hose barb from Lowe's etc that fits hose ID & reel plumbing.  Use some sort of hose clamp to make the hose barb water tight.
When hose fails again, you have the plan and easy way to replace.
Stick an inexpensive water alarm under reel to let you know when it decides to leak again.

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Re: Water hose replacement

Reply #6 –
Thank everyone and all!
I'll try all suggestions.
'02 U295 36'
Build #5937

 SKP#104358
Motorcade#17428

Re: Water hose replacement

Reply #7 –
Quote from: jor –
I had better luck at the RV Filter Store. They made up a hose for me for my spring reel. High quality hose and nice brass fittings. I'd give them a call (Dave). Photo is the original fitting.
jor


I have had very good experiences with these folks
2002 U320 40Ft  MC # 15759
Coach # 5995
Previous coaches
2002 U320 coach  #5941
1996 U270 coach #4808
 

Re: Water hose replacement

Reply #8 –
"How about a good RV $18, 50' 1/2" white drinking water hose from Amazon:
Amazon.com: Camco 22753 TastePURE Drinking Water Hose (1/2"ID x 50') - Lead... Wind it up and measure how much does not fit on reel.  Unwind, cut off the extra length from the female end.  Buy a hose barb from Lowe's etc that fits hose ID & reel plumbing.  Use some sort of hose clamp to make the hose barb water tight."

This is exactly what we did to replace our water hose several years ago.  Still working great.
Good Luck, Dave A
Dave and Nancy Abel
'00 U320 36' WTFE  Build #5669
'10 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
Livingston, TX  SKP's Fulltiming