Product Overview
A low-pressure live swivel assembly for a hose reel. Its main use is as a female garden hose swivel, turning a solution reel into a live fresh water (garden hose) reel. It also suits a solution reel running at low pressure.
A live reel is one you can draw water or solution through while it is still turning. The swivel is the joint that makes that possible — it carries the water or solution from the fixed feed line into the rotating drum without leaking and without winding the hose up.
It fits the Space Saver Solution Reel (AR11). Plumbing from the swivel to your truckmount or water supply is not included — see "What Else You Need" below.
Live Reel or Storage Reel
A storage reel holds the hose and nothing else — you unwind what you need and connect it. A live reel is plumbed, so you pull off only the hose you need and leave the rest wound with pressure already through it.
The difference on a job is real: less hose on the client's floor, less to coil at the end, and no connecting and disconnecting at the reel.
The swivel is the wearing part of that arrangement, because it is a rotating seal carrying pressurised water or solution.
Important — This Is the Low-Pressure Version
The most suitable use is a fresh water / garden hose reel. It is also specified for a solution reel at low pressure. Do not fit it to a high pressure line without checking with us first — a swivel taken beyond its rating leaks at best. For high pressure solution lines, use the High Pressure Solution Live Reel Swivel Assembly (AR34), rated to 4,000 psi.
The manufacturer does not publish a maximum pressure, temperature, flow rate or thread size for this assembly. We have raised all of it with the supplier. If you are specifying to a limit, contact us before ordering rather than assuming.
What Else You Need
The swivel only takes care of the reel itself. Additional plumbing — a leader hose and fittings — is required to connect the swivel to your truckmount or water supply, and is not included. Tell us your machine and van layout and we will quote the full setup.
Symptoms of a Worn Swivel
A weep from the swivel while the reel is under pressure, or a reel that has become stiff to turn, both point here. Neither improves on its own — a swivel that has started to pass will keep passing.
Specifications
| CCW SKU | AR35 |
| Type | Live reel swivel assembly (female garden hose swivel) |
| Application | Fresh water / garden hose reel (primary); solution reel, low pressure |
| Suits | Space Saver Solution Reel (AR11) |
| Plumbing to machine / water supply | Not included |
| Maximum pressure | Not stated by the manufacturer |
| Temperature and flow rating | Not stated by the manufacturer |
| Thread size | Not stated by the manufacturer |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a live reel?
One you can draw water or solution through while it is wound. The swivel is what lets the plumbing rotate with the drum.
Can I run water through the hose while it is still on the reel?
Yes, once this swivel is fitted and plumbed. Without a live swivel, the Space Saver Solution Reel is a storage reel and the hose must come off the reel and connect directly.
Which reel does it fit?
The Space Saver Solution Reel (AR11). For any other reel, tell us which one and we will check.
Can I use it on a high pressure line?
It is the low-pressure version. Check with us first — we do not have a published rating and we are not going to guess one. For high pressure solution, use the AR34.
Is the hose to the truckmount included?
No. Additional plumbing from the swivel to your truckmount or water supply is required and sold separately.
My reel weeps under pressure. Is this the part?
Very likely, if the weep is at the centre of the drum rather than at a hose end.
What thread is it?
Not published. Tell us what it connects to and we will confirm before you order.
Related Products
- Van Shelf Holder (AX164)
- Sprayer Wall or Shelf Mount Holder (AC191)
- Space Saver Solution Reel 60 Metres (AR11)
- High Pressure Solution Live Reel Swivel Assembly (AR34)
- Space Saver Triple Solution Reel 60 Metres
What We See in the Field
If a live-reel swivel starts weeping, deal with it while it's a weep. A small leak under pressure washes lubricant out, attracts grit and usually turns into a bigger leak at the least convenient time.
Reel leaking or stiff? Tell us the reel and the pressure you run and we will confirm the right swivel.
