Fire hose reels
fall into two broad categories – manual and automatic. With a manual fire hose
reel the water supply must be turned on and off using a tap; with an automatic
hose reel pulling the hose off the reel, usually for less than two full turns, will
turn the water on.
Both types can
be fixed or swinging. With the swinging type, the reel can be aligned
automatically in the direction it’s being pulled out, which can make deployment
marginally faster.
Control nozzles
are fitted to allow the water to be directed as accurately as possible, and to
control the volume of flow. All fire hose reels sold by the Fire and Safety
Centre are fitted with a ball valve shut-off device, a hose reel nozzle, and a
mounting bracket. Hose reels are available with or without hoses already
attached.
