https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/dc9a4ee2-50b5-4eeb-98bd-c95e57ec26f0 General contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor show other uses for an old hose reel. (See steps below.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Steps for How to Reuse a Garden Hose Reel: Use an old garden-hose reel to hold extension cords, air hoses, or rope., Mark the center of an extension cord with a strip of tape.[BR], Hook the center of the cord, not its end, onto the hose reel., Slowly turn the hand crank to roll the extension cord onto the reel., Pull on both ends of the cord and dispense as much cord as you need., About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Reuse a Garden Hose Reel | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:01:37 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/dc9a4ee2-50b5-4eeb-98bd-c95e57ec26f0 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.