Thread Number: 33516
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Resealing Electrolux hoses |
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Post# 365088   1/13/2017 at 19:00 (2,659 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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I'm one of the few that actually prefer using the original woven Electrolux hoses. I just like the looks of it. I purchased some plasti-dip glossifier from Lowes and sprayed it on the outside of the hose in several coats. I briefly connected the canister to the hose and turned it on to draw in the plasti dip like another member suggested. It worked great! And it's a lot cheaper than buying a new hose. The only suggestion I have is to do this outside or in a garage that can be isolated from the rest of the house. You can become overwhelmed with fumes pretty quickly.
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Post# 365089 , Reply# 1   1/13/2017 at 19:14 (2,659 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 365096 , Reply# 2   1/13/2017 at 23:07 (2,659 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Kloveland wrote:
I briefly connected the canister to the hose and turned it on to draw in the plasti dip like another member suggested. I reply: I just want to make sure I understand the above statement correctly. You're not actually spraying the stuff into the interior of the hose while the vacuum cleaner is running; you're just turning the vacuum on while the stuff is still wet on the outside of the hose to encourage it to more thoroughly permeate the fibers from the outside and thus create a better seal. If I'm reading this correctly, this would seem to be a pretty easy and effective method of rejuvenating a woven hose. To my thinking, most of the procedures I've read on here would seem to be more trouble than they're worth. Do you connect it to the vacuum with each coat or just the first one? Of the three woven hoses I own (two electrified and one non-electrified), two leak pretty badly. The non-electrified one leaks the worst but is completely inaccessible at the moment; however, I might be tempted to try this method on the electrified one that leaks. I also have a vinyl hoses for each of my Electrolux canisters so I have absolutely nothing to lose by trying it. |
Post# 365117 , Reply# 4   1/14/2017 at 15:23 (2,658 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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Post# 365130 , Reply# 5   1/14/2017 at 20:05 (2,658 days old) by wyaple (Pickerington, OH)   |   | |
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Using PlastiDip poured directly inside the hose. Now my old hose has slightly more suction than the new off-color replacement one I bought for my 1980 Olympia One.
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