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Thread Number: 40786
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Disinfecting vacuum hoses... |
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| Post# 433308 , Reply# 1 10/10/2020 at 07:08 (1,292 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
I do the same thing you do, except I usually just spray the outside with Mean Green or other all purpose cleaner, and spray some inside.
It is really satisfying getting all that crap out of the hose and see the water run clear. Sometimes I use a Magic Eraser on the hose if it has scuff marks. If the vacuum has a blower port, I usually put the hose on it and let the machine dry it with exhaust air. Summer is best time to wash parts, as when I put them out in the hot Florida sun, they dry in about 15 minutes. Hoses take longer though as steam builds up inside, so it can take a day or two. | ||
| Post# 433311 , Reply# 2 10/10/2020 at 08:09 (1,292 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
A recent discovery.
Pipe brushes or a vent brush can work wonders for the interior!I picked up a libman brand vent brush from menards it's about 1.5" in diameter with pretty soft bristles. I insert it into one of the ends twisting it as i can. I'd like to either attach it to a pole or perhaps even attach it to a flexible covered cable which could then be attached to a drill. As is it's a little short to reach the complete interior but i push it through to at least get some agitation. I just put some water and cleaner in the hose swish it around, scrub it out and rinse.
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| Post# 433313 , Reply# 3 10/10/2020 at 08:53 (1,292 days old) by detroitdirtbag (Bottom of the Bag) | ||
Now you got me thinking. I have a tube bird feeder brush, I’ll have to extent the handle some how with a long dowel or something. Your rite, it should be cleaned somehow. I clean my big Rigid shop vac, but the motor comes off to use as a blower so it’s easy to clean. Pretty slick how they did this, I’ve rinsed out the hose, it’s always filthy.
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| Post# 433326 , Reply# 4 10/10/2020 at 12:01 (1,292 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 433352 , Reply# 5 10/10/2020 at 17:29 (1,292 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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Have you ever cleaned one of those collapsible vinyl hoses? They've got to be stretched out as best you can to clean all the nooks and cranny's.Same with drying the hose out, it's got to be stretched out while that's happening. | ||
| Post# 433353 , Reply# 6 10/10/2020 at 17:35 (1,292 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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Stretch hose
I have washed one of those collapsing hoses, from a Kenmore Progressive. It definitely wasn't as easy as a regular hose, but it came out ok. I left it out in the sun all day, took a while to dry because the water inside the pleats turned to steam when it heated up and didn't dry very fast. Possibly one of those brushes might work well on that though.
Otherwise, I'd soak a pleated hose for a while to loosen up dirt in the pleats more easily, then flex it around several times until most of it's washed out. | ||
| Post# 433354 , Reply# 7 10/10/2020 at 17:36 (1,292 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
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| Post# 433735 , Reply# 9 10/18/2020 at 14:57 (1,284 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 433744 , Reply# 10 10/18/2020 at 18:00 (1,284 days old) by detroitdirtbag (Bottom of the Bag) | ||
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| Post# 433789 , Reply# 12 10/19/2020 at 13:31 (1,283 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 433876 , Reply# 13 10/20/2020 at 20:52 (1,282 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
What you need is an industrial enzymatic cleaning solution to clean them properly and get out the bacteria and junk and remove the smell. Just put them in a sink or bucket with the solution (likely has to be diluted depending on strength) and leave them sit overnight and the cleaner will break down all the gunkyness left behind.
A lot of off the shelf soaps and cleaners don't have the ability to clean beyond surface grime. If you ever washed vacuum hoses and parts and then they are clean, but still smell like bowling alley shoes, that's one reason why. Especially if you own pets, or have received vacuums from pet houses, that wet dog smell from the breakdown of keratin in the hair fibers rotting in the bag that gives them the musty odor. | ||
| Post# 433900 , Reply# 14 10/21/2020 at 13:34 (1,281 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 433901 , Reply# 15 10/21/2020 at 13:39 (1,281 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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that wet dog smell from the breakdown of keratin in the hair
This is actually caused by the lanolin (oil in the skin) that is on the hair. You'll notice that some dogs have dryer coats than others, the more oily their coat, the more smell you will get as that lanolin gets rancid and begins to rot. The hair itself won't actually create much smell as it breaks down.
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| Post# 433905 , Reply# 16 10/21/2020 at 17:29 (1,281 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 433908 , Reply# 17 10/21/2020 at 19:03 (1,281 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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It does smell bad, and when most people ask me what they can do about it, I tell them the only good solution is to stop venting vacuum cleaner exhaust back into the room with you. Couldn't even tell you what the bag in my vacuum smells like, but our dog is one with a dryer coat, so her hair doesn't smell as bad as quickly. There's also lots of dander, and that will have some oils from the skin in it regardless of how dry their coat. The dander will begin to stink eventually, no way around that.
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| Post# 434445 , Reply# 18 11/1/2020 at 11:12 (1,270 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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I noticed too with our dog we had before (RIP), my vacuum bags would get that smell. She had an oily fur. The dog we have now has a dryer, longer hair and I haven't noticed the smell as strongly.
As for electric hoses, at least with the vinyl hoses I have, looking in the end, it looks that the electrical wires are all sealed within the vinyl. So I don't think there would be any harm at all in washing them out. But I would definitely let them dry for a week or two before connecting them back up. Also keep the ends of the hose from being immersed in water, since you don't want the electrical plugs, receptacles or connections in the elbows getting wet. I have before put the hoses on the blower port of the vacuum and let it blow warm air through for a few minutes, like I did with my Constellation. Flexible hoses like the ones on modern uprights and the old Hoover Ultraflex hoses, take a long time to dry because of all the hundreds of grooves where water can hide when the hose is collapsed, whereas regular vinyl hoses have no such crevices. | ||
Post# 434446 , Reply# 19 11/1/2020 at 11:17 (1,270 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Whever I clean hoses, | ||
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Post# 434492 , Reply# 20 11/2/2020 at 16:04 (1,269 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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It's the same way I clean | ||
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