Thread Number: 39452
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Make the hose longer |
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Post# 418569   1/12/2020 at 21:53 (1,537 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs)   |   | |
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Decided to make my own extended length hose for the stairs and car cleaning. I didn’t want it bad enough to buy it from Kirby for $70ish, so my kirby technician friend orders raw tubing (40-50 feet) and we made three of them out of it. Just forcibly I unscrewed the ends from donor hoses , heated the ends by soaking in hot water, then screwed them on ! I think my investment was $20 for all parts( got ends from a store parts bin). The zip brush spun with all vigor even with the extended length of hose compared to 7’ factory issue hose. I’d recommend this for all who might enjoy the added flexibility of extended length hoses. fyi: this one is 14’
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Post# 418577 , Reply# 1   1/13/2020 at 00:20 (1,536 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 418616 , Reply# 3   1/13/2020 at 19:26 (1,536 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.)   |   | |
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You can buy 15' complete hose on ebay for about $21 The ends just snap on so you can easily change them if need be.
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Post# 418617 , Reply# 4   1/13/2020 at 19:42 (1,536 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 418624 , Reply# 5   1/13/2020 at 20:28 (1,536 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.)   |   | |
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Larger diameter vacuum hose is certainly better for air flow. No doubt about that. 15' is still rather short and I don't know that you'd see that much of a reduction in air flow in that distance. |
Post# 418630 , Reply# 6   1/13/2020 at 21:16 (1,536 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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