Magnetic Hose Hooks: Give a Floor Hose a Visible Home
Small magnetic hooks hold a hose off the ground so the area stays tidy and the standard is easy to copy.
- Creator
- Hunter Trim & Cabinets
- Company
- Hunter Trim & Cabinets
- Wastes
A hose was lying on the ground, wadded up, with no clear visible home when it was not in use.
The team added small magnetic hooks so the hose could be lifted off the ground and stored in a tidy, repeatable location.
Make proven storage locations visible so people can reuse the standard.
What is a Magnetic Hose Hooks?
A magnetic hose hook is a magnetic hook placed on a metal surface to hold a hose when it is not in use. It creates a simple home for the hose without building a permanent bracket.
In this improvement, the hooks were added because the hose had been laying on the ground and wadded up. Hanging it on the magnetic hooks made the area cleaner and made the expected storage method visible.
The same idea can be reused for other hoses or loose items that keep returning to the floor because no obvious storage point exists.
Why it works
The hooks make a small piece of working knowledge visible, reusable, and hard to miss.
- Adds value by keeping the area tidy and easier to understand at a glance.
- Reuses a simple proven answer instead of leaving each person to decide where the hose should go.
- Mistake-proofs cleanup by making the correct place for the hose obvious and convenient.
- Creates a copyable standard for other loose hoses or similar items.
Evidence: The transcript says the hose was previously laying on the ground and wadded up, and that magnetic hooks were added to get the hose off the ground and clean up the area.
How to create this idea
- 1Find the repeat mess
Look for a hose that often ends up on the ground because it does not have a clear home.
- 2Choose the hook location
Pick a nearby metal surface where magnetic hooks can hold the hose without interfering with the work area.
- 3Install magnetic hooks
Attach the magnetic hooks where the hose can be placed and removed easily. Use enough hooks to hold the hose neatly.
- 4Show the standard
Make it clear that the hose goes back on the hooks when not in use. The stored condition should be obvious at a glance.
- 5Copy the pattern
Use the same idea anywhere another hose or loose item is repeatedly left on the floor.
Best used when
- loose hoses
- metal surfaces nearby
- messy work areas
- shared workspaces
- quick 5S fixes
Less useful when
- no magnetic surface
- very heavy hoses
- hot surfaces
- permanent routing needed
Products and tools mentioned
- CNC machine: Computer-controlled machine tool for precise automated cutting, milling, or drilling of parts.
- Hose: Flexible tubing used to convey air, fluid, or coolant on the shop floor.
- Magnetic hook: Used as a removable hanging point to hold the hose off the ground.
Tags
- Problem
- clutterunclear homefloor storage
- Lean methods
- 5Svisual managementmistake proofing
- Application
- hose storagework areaCNC area
Captured from Hunter Trim & Cabinets at Hunter Trim & Cabinets in the video "Lean Improvements 8/7/26", at 00:05:08. On Lean Toolbox. Watch the original video on YouTube ↗
