The design of the hose reel shall be such that the tubing is permanently connected, via pipesin the drum of the hose reel and such stuffing boxes as may be necessary, to the supply main or the hydrant supply main.

The hose reel should normally be located in occupied units/areas to enable the occupants of the building to attack a fire. However, in case of a building having a number of small units, hose reels may be located in common areas immediately outside the occupied units/areas on that floor to provide coverage.

Any hose reel sited on any escape route may be of fixed type or swinging cradle type and recessed into the wall. If the hose reel is carried on a swinging cradle, it should be constructed in such a way that when not in use the outer face of the reel is flush with the wall and when required for use the cradle may swing out freely into the corridor or passage. If the hose reel is of a fixed type, suitable guide ring(s) shall be installed to permit easy withdrawal of the hose reel tubing.

If hose reels are located in recesses to which doors are fitted, such doors shall be hinged so that when they are opened, they shall not cause obstruction to any means of escape nor to the operation of the hose reels nor to the hose being run out in either directions. The doors shall bear the words “FIRE HOSE REEL” ( 消防喉轆 ), lettering of which shall be of at least 50 mm high. Door locks shall not be fitted to such doors. As an optional safe guard against tampering or pilfering, the hose reels, whether or not installed in recessed position, may be protected by lockable glass panels/cabinets, provided that the glass shall be of fragible type and shall not exceed 3 mm in thickness, and that it shall be of such size and design as would not cause any undue obstruction to the free use of the hose reel. Such glass panels/cabinets may be linked to security alarms.

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