I ended up using your video to review the process - while I fixed it. It's a good job your presentation - and yes soldering is very tricky but I was able to do it with a very fine tinning - it's possible - I emphasise always making long enough strands to work with and the rings put on first before the slider clips. I broke one plastic ring - but it appears they have a seam - easy to glue it back. Now we are pro at this procedure ! LOL
thx for the vid and visuals. figured that my hose/handle problems were simply the contact springs being "depressed" over time and the low voltage one was more than the others giving inconsistent results/contact. Pulling the handle assembly apart I used a butter knife to gently pull the contacts back to increase the contact pressure and it worked like a charm.
Thanks Mr. Short Bus. Loved you tutorial. After trimming down the hose and sheathing the wires, I wasn’t able to put rings back as it was little too thick. So I put that cylinder thing that goes inside the hose in the end and Hammered it in thru flat wood and rubber mallet. It went in and for a snug fit.
I'm guessing this is what I'm going to find inside my '98 Kenmore canister vac, that 2 vacuum shops told me was not repairable. Glad I finally found the right video before I start wasting hours on a 15 minute job. haha. tx
great design how it unravels at a critical point and destroys the purpose of a vacuum. Wow they are geniuses to sell shoddy 'made to break' hose. Every one I know who has this type of design.. always happens. Guaranteed unless you don't use the vacuum . It's a good video though.. fixing my parents unit who had duct tape around the handle - losing 50% of suction. Thanks for your efforts.
I'd like to suggest cutting off the damaged part of the hose with a hack saw to get a flush end. Put a dowel or even square piece of wood inside hose to make the cutting easier. As noted in this video, make sure there is no high voltage attached anywhere. Rather than use a utility knife, if a grinder is available simple lightly grind through the insulation over the four necessary hose ribs.
I've been repairing my customers hoses for years. Basically the same way. Too much off camera shots, messy work, drops Tools on rings. I think he cuts off more hose than was necessary. Still a very informative post.
Therefore, a much better, more innovative system without cables is a wireless radio control system, where the hose and the central device are connected via the transmitter and receiver. In this case, we do not need the installation of a low-voltage cable and we do not have a problem with this complicated service.
Hi Owen I was just wondering if you could do a video review of the central vacuum system that you currently have in your house the one that turns on when you open the inlets and if you could I'd like you to open most of the inlets in the basement and the one upstairs I've been getting more interested in to vacuum this lately and I really want to see what it sounds like when you're in the basement and around the house when it's turned on
Those old Cor-Vac inlets that turn on when opened have been replaced with Vacu-Maid inlets that don't turn on until the hose is inserted. You really can't hear the machine anywhere in the house except my workshop (which is next to the mechanical room). The unit has mufflers on it and I have insulated the walls of the mechanical room, which helped a lot.
My hose is inside the handle.The vacuum is a shark and it lost suction.I can see the hole but its in a tight spot so I can't get my fingers around it.tape definately won't work,but is there a clamp of some sort that I can use? Pat Brobst
do they sell the end piece with the rings anywhere? I have a broken hose with rings like that. But my end is a solid molded piece. I can't find that part being sold anywhere without buying a whole new hose.
Great review! Other reviews say that Plastiflex is one of the best if not the best hose for central vacuum systems. But there are Asian knockoffs. Would a genuine Plastiflex have either the Plastiflex name or a logo somewhere on the hose? How would that be verified? Thanks!
Thank you! I agree that Plastiflex makes the best hoses at this time. The wall end on a Plastiflex electric hose will have the "P" in a circle molded into the cuff.
