Replacement hose for a fire hose reel
Updated: October 2026
The hose on the reel in the corridor is cracked, sticky or jammed, and you need a replacement hose for a fire hose reel that is already there. The reel stays. You copy the bore, the length and the standard off the hose you are removing, and a competent person fits the new one. The [fire hose comparison](/hub/fire-protection/fire-hose) is the table. Peter F. checked these amazon.co.uk listings on 20 October 2026, with no lab test. A purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
The hose on the reel in the corridor is cracked, sticky or jammed, and you need a replacement hose for a fire hose reel that is already there. The reel stays.
The hose on the reel in the corridor is cracked, sticky or jammed, and you need a replacement hose for a fire hose reel that is already there. The reel stays. You copy the bore, the length and the standard off the hose you are removing, and a competent person fits the new one. The fire hose comparison is the table. Peter F. checked these amazon.co.uk listings on 20 October 2026, with no lab test. A purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Bore | Stated length | Temperature range | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  DAMBAT DAMBAT, 2 inch × 30 m | 2 inch | 30 m | n/a | 6.4 | about £49.95 | View offer |
 Firechief Firechief FH25/30, 25 mm × 30 m | 25 mm (listing: outside diameter) | 30 m | −20 °C to 60 °C | 7.1 | about £123 | View offer | |
| Alternative |  DAMBAT DAMBAT, 2 inch, title 20 m | 2 inch | Title 20 m; item length field 30 m | Cold-resistant and heat-resistant; no figures | 4.1 | about £45.95 | View offer |
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Read the reel you already have
Start with the hose that is still on the drum, not with the cheapest red thumbnail. BS EN 671-1 reels use semi-rigid hose in one piece, at 19 mm, 25 mm or 33 mm, and not over 30 m. Read the bore, the length and the standard on that mark, and on the reel cabinet if they are printed there. A 25 mm reel does not take a 33 mm hose because both are reel size. The Firechief FH25/30 listing, B074P4HNQP, states an outside diameter of 25 mm. That line is not, by itself, a statement that the bore is 25 mm. Your reel might be shorter than 30 m. Order the length the drum was built for.
What a 25 mm × 30 m spare looks like
In this amazon.co.uk set, one listing has the shape of that spare. The Firechief FH25/30, B074P4HNQP, is about £123, listed as 25 mm × 30 m. The bullet says approved to BSEN696. The product description says EN 694. Which listing is the reel-shaped spare is on best fire hose. Do not upgrade BSEN696 to EN 694 because a trade page is clearer. The amazon.co.uk page also omits the coupling and the working pressure. Isolate the supply before anyone takes the old hose off. This page does not give a fitting sequence for a live main.
Why the white layflat stays off the reel
The two white hoses are the reject for this job. They are 2 inch layflat, about 51 mm, and a semi-rigid reel at 19 mm, 25 mm or 33 mm will not become correct because the layflat is cheaper. The contrast is on hose reel hose vs layflat.
Fitting is not a hose purchase
Buying the hose and fitting the hose are separate pieces of work. A competent person connects a reel to a main or a pump, replaces hose on a supply that has been isolated, and carries out the annual test. Fire-service log books describe that test as a full run-out under pressure, recorded against BS 5306-1. Article 17 of the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires maintenance where necessary, in England and Wales.
Common questions
How do I know what hose is on the reel now?
Read the marking on the hose and any plate on the reel. You want the bore, the length and the standard. EN 671-1 reels use 19 mm, 25 mm or 33 mm semi-rigid hose, in one piece, not over 30 m. If the marking has worn off, stop and ask a competent person to identify it. Guessing from the colour, or from a 2 inch layflat in the search results, is how the wrong spare arrives.
Is 25 mm the inside or the outside?
On a reel hose the bore you must match is the inside diameter. The Firechief listing states an outside diameter of 25 mm, which includes the wall. UK trade pages for the FH25/30 call 25 mm the internal diameter. Those are different claims. Use the mark on your old hose as the bore, and treat the amazon.co.uk outside-diameter line as a listing figure you still have to reconcile.
Is 30 m always the right length?
Thirty metres is the common spare and the upper length EN 671-1 allows on the reel. Your drum may have been built for less. Copy the length on the reel you have. A 30 m hose on a shorter drum is not an upgrade. The about £45.95 DAMBAT, which is the wrong type anyway, also disagrees with itself: 20 m in the title and 30 m in the length field.
Will the Firechief FH25/30 fit my reel?
It is the only kept listing shaped like a 25 mm × 30 m reel hose, at about £123. It fits only if your reel's bore, length and standard line up, and only after you deal with the BSEN696 bullet against the EN 694 description. The listing names no coupling and no working pressure. A competent person has to confirm the inlet. It will not fit a 19 mm or 33 mm reel just because the title says fire hose.
Can I use the cheaper 2 inch layflat instead?
Leave both DAMBAT hoses for this job. They are 2 inch layflat, about 51 mm, with quick-release ends, 116 psi, and no EN 694 line. A semi-rigid reel uses semi-rigid hose to EN 694 at 19 mm, 25 mm or 33 mm. The about £49.95 page at least agrees that it is 30 m. Agreement on length does not make it a reel hose. The about £45.95 page does not even agree the length with itself.
Who should fit it?
A competent person fits the hose, with the water supply isolated first. The same person, or the maintenance contract, runs the annual full run-out under pressure and records it against BS 5306-1. Matching the numbers on the old hose is the buying step you can do from the label. Opening a live main is not a procedure this page is going to invent. The fire risk assessment is a separate professional task.
What if the listing's standard does not match the trade page?
Say so, and do not merge the words. On amazon.co.uk the FH25/30 bullet says BSEN696 and the description says EN 694. Trade pages say EN 694 and add pressure and bore details the listing bullets omit. If your old hose is marked EN 694, that supports looking at this model and it does not prove the amazon.co.uk bullet is the same approval. The person fitting it should see both strings before the hose goes on the drum.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources from the research digest, last checked on 20 October 2026. amazon.co.uk prices and stars are the listings for B074P4HNQP, B09P5DTGVL and B09P5FQXL4.
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, article 13 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, article 17 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
- Home Office fire safety risk assessment guide (retrieved 20 October 2026)
- London Fire Brigade: hose (retrieved 20 October 2026)
- London City Hall DMFD90, provision of layflat hose (retrieved 20 October 2026)
- BSI, BS EN 694:2014, semi-rigid hoses for fixed systems (retrieved 20 October 2026)
- Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, routine maintenance (retrieved 20 October 2026)
- Delta Fire: fire hose and the BS 336 coupling (retrieved 20 October 2026)