ELEY 1043 User manual

Watering Done Right
ITEM 1043
PORTABLEPORTABLE
GARDEN HOSE
REEL

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has been to design, produce, and deliver
the nest, most dependable reels.
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ITEM 1043
Purchase date
Serial number
PORTABLE
GARDEN HOSE REEL
Capacities may vary depending
on hose brand and style.
5⁄8 in. hose capacity
3⁄4 in. hose capacity
Max. working pressure
Drinking water safe
SPECIFICATIONS
125 ft.
100 ft.
150 PSI
Yes

1043 NEEDED TOOL
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NEEDED TOOL 5
1043 IN THE BOX
1160 INLET HOSE 6.5'
4148 REAR FLANGE
4149 FRONT FLANGE
SWIVEL 4291
BRAKE
3x
2654
CRANK HANDLE
4006
SCREW
HEX KEY 4003
2587
HOSE STRAP 4114
2575 FRONT FRAME
2574 RIGHT LEG
3096 FRAME WYE
2079 WHEEL
2x
2572 HANDLE
2x
2x
3094 SPINDLE
2573 LEFT LEG

EXTRA-
CAPACITY
KIT
1044
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If you have an Extra-Capacity Kit, refer to that manual before this step.
Connect anges by inserting the three screws through the holes in the
front ange and into the nuts in the rear ange—do not tighten screws.
3x
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1043X
1043
EXTRA-
CAPACITY
KIT 1044
MANUAL
Keep loose

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With all three screws inserted, tighten. Avoid using power tools here—
high speed can damage the threads.
1043 ASSEMBLY
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Tighten
3x

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Remove screw from the handle post and insert post into the raised hole
at the outer edge of ange. Insert screw from other side—tighten.
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Remove screw from spindle. 1. Insert spindle through concave side of
wheel 2. and then into the hole in the side of the leg. 3. Look in the tube to
ensure tapered edge of spindle tip is nested against the tube wall. Insert
screw—tighten. Repeat for second leg.
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EXTRA-
CAPACITY
KIT
1044
1043Q
QUAD
WHEEL
KIT 1045
MANUAL
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2x
Keep loose
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If you have a Quad-Wheel Kit, refer to that manual before this step.
Remove screw, washer, and nut from leg. With the wheel facing outward,
slide short end of leg onto front frame. Re-install screw, washer, and nut
but do not tighten. Repeat for second leg.
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2x
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Tilt cart to rest on its back. Remove the pair of screws, washers, clamps,
and nuts from the wide end of the frame wye. Slide frame wye onto legs
and re-install the hardware one leg at a time. 1. Install the screw and washer
rst, 2. then the clamp and nut. Tighten.
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Tighten
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Tilt cart upright. Tighten both screws that fasten front frame to legs.
2x
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1. Remove screw, handle clamps, and nut from the top of frame wye.
2. Insert screw through one of the clamps, 3. then through one of the
handles.
Insert the remainder of the screw through the frame wye. 4. Slide
the second handle and clamp onto the screw. Install nut—tighten.
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1. Slide the ange assembly fully onto the axle tube. 2. Insert the exible
loop of the hose strap through the small rectangle hole in the ange
while nesting the hose strap into the ange center. 3. Place brake onto
axle—align the tab on the brake to the notch in the ange.
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1. Insert the male end of the inlet hose through the back of the axle tube
until accessible from front. 2. Screw the swivel onto the inlet hose—hand
tighten rmly. 3. Push the swivel fully onto the axle—tighten screw.
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1. Place crank handle in the 12 o’ clock position and ip brake lever ON.
2. Feed the female end of your hose through the exible strap and out the
opening in the ange. Screw hose onto the swivel—hand tighten rmly.
3. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to tighten the screw on the hose strap
until strap is snug on the hose.
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1043 INSTALLING HOSE

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As you pull hose from the reel, the brake will keep the reel from “free-
spinning” and unrolling more hose than desired. Turn it ON when pulling
hose from reel, and OFF when reeling in—once hose is reeled in, turn the
brake ON so it’s ready for next use. If the hose is difcult to pull off or
continues unspooling after you stop pulling, use a 3⁄8" wrench to loosen
or tighten the nut on the brake 1⁄4 turn until corrected.
Brake OFF
Reeling hose in
Brake ON
Pulling hose out
1043 USING YOUR REEL
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