Does Anyone Make a SOFT - FLEXIBLE - PLIABLE 1-1/4" Shop Vac Hose????
02-23-2019, 09:04 AM
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Does Anyone Make a SOFT - FLEXIBLE - PLIABLE 1-1/4" Shop Vac Hose????
The original hard plastic corrugated hose that came on my shop vac has got to be one of THE most maddening tools I handle in the garage...it's making me dread using my shop vac anymore. It's stiff, it curls, loops and coils when it shouldn't, and it's just not user friendly...by any means 
The hose is not old, it's just the original cheap-a$$ Chinese made piece that came with my unit.
Does anyone have a lead on a company that actually makes a QUALITY flexible 1-1/4" shop that lays flat on the floor when you're using it??
Help!
The hose is not old, it's just the original cheap-a$$ Chinese made piece that came with my unit.Does anyone have a lead on a company that actually makes a QUALITY flexible 1-1/4" shop that lays flat on the floor when you're using it??
Help!
02-23-2019, 02:04 PM
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I have used a length of swimming pool vacuum hose cut to length. You will need to fabricate an adapter to the larger suction side of your vacuum or just duct tape the connection. Worked for me!
02-23-2019, 02:55 PM
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Awesome tip, thank you!! 
Funny, I grew up around swimming pools and have run the vacuum in them more times than I care to remember, and I never even considered that.
Thanks again!
Dave
Funny, I grew up around swimming pools and have run the vacuum in them more times than I care to remember, and I never even considered that.
Thanks again!
Dave