Thread Number: 27543  /  Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Good way to clean vinyl hoses..
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Post# 308314   12/9/2014 at 00:56 (3,426 days old) by kenkart ()        

Believe it or not, it works, coil the hose on the top rack of your dishwasher,add detergent and run thru the longest cycle,heated drying turned off,,,

Post# 308323 , Reply# 1   12/9/2014 at 09:17 (3,426 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Been doing that for YEARS. My Constellation hoses are pristine. Also, use liquid dishwasher soap since it contains bleach.


Post# 308401 , Reply# 2   12/9/2014 at 21:12 (3,425 days old) by sbakerde (Millsboro, DE )        
Your kidding!

Wow! And here I have been scrubbing them down by hand. I want to find a funky hose now.

Post# 308413 , Reply# 3   12/10/2014 at 03:32 (3,425 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

BLEACH-------May NOT be good for vinyl hoses-the chlorine in bleach can WEAKEN the vinyl.Probably one or two times-infrequent cleanings using bleach may not hurt-but don't do it all of the time.And would the dishwasher idea be good for electric hoses-esp those with switches,wiring,control boards,connectors and such.Dishwasher detergent IS corrosive to metals.

Post# 308420 , Reply# 4   12/10/2014 at 09:22 (3,425 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Cleaning hoses that way is certainly infrequent. The bleach in liquid dishwasher detergent gets the white and off white color hoses to come out beautiful. Even Rainbow electric hoses have been washed in my dishwasher to complete cleanliness. But again, they are only run through one time, once they're clean the hose goes into the collection and doesn't have to be washed again.


Post# 308489 , Reply# 5   12/11/2014 at 02:06 (3,424 days old) by ohiovac (Ohio)        

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Glad to know this Tom. It will make cleaning them much easier. I will have to watch since my dishwasher gets very HOT!


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