Portable hose reels with two to four wheels (known as carts or wagons) are great if you need to move your hose from one water spigot to another or store it when not in use. If you want to hide your hose but keep it close to the spigot, a hideaway storage box can keep it organized and contained.

Guide one end of the hose through the opening of the hose reel drum and connect the hose end fitting to the hose connection on the inside of the hose reel. This should be a male snap-on fitting/coupling similar to what you find on a garden tap. Make sure you have a good connection by pulling the hose back.

Yes, air hose reels may be used with pressure washers. Additionally, if you need to utilise two different hoses or even have long hoses (as in a nozzle with both low and high pressure).

The clamping pressure of just one ¼ inch screw can reach 900 pounds, which will crush most siding materials. In almost all cases, it's best to "pass-through" the siding and mount the reel using spacers between the wood frame wall and the reel mounting base.