Upgrade Festool CT 15 CT15E Dust Extractor Hose Garage and Save $200 

Yes, it is so awkward

Cool! I’m loving mine still

That’s a cool idea I hadn’t thought of. Thanks.

I also find the CT 15 a good size for moving around quickly and in and out of the house as needed

@@handyhomerepairs quick question, did I miss the link to the better top to the CT15? I see the impacter and CT1 link, but not the other one. Thx!

@@ScottLascelles Best way is to Google for "Festool 204717". Make sure to read the description to verify it is this part number or says for MIDI/MINI/CT-15. You can usually get it at places like Tool Nut or US Tool and Fastener. For example (ignore that it says Bluetooth models MIDI/MINI since we are trying to put those on our CT-15). www.ustoolandfastener.com/festool-hose-garage-204717-ct-mini-midi-bluetooth-models/

Glad I could help. I’m still using mine for most of my tools and also as a vac. It’s great.

Glad it helped

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@communicationiskey I have not tested it yet but have watched several videos and the chassis sure looks the same so it seems like it would work. Anyone try it yet?

Just received an answer from Festool customer Service: “ Hello, Thank you for contacting Festool. Item #204717 is compatible with the CT25 without any problems.”

@@frenchaccent540confirmed I replaced my ct25. The bolts didn’t want to go in smoothly though. Not Sure if I cross threaded but there was lots of Resistance at the end of screwing it in

@cavalli821 yes! I just tried it with mine and it bent easily while still plugged in to the vac port and wound nearly inside the garage even with the electric plug. This is with the gray hose that comes with the vac. I don’t think it would work well with one of the larger green hoses since they are more rigid and won’t bent at such a tight radius.

@@handyhomerepairs Thanks so much! Curious if it might void the warranty given that the garage is not meant for the CT15. May be i can try it after 3 years once my warranty expires lol

If you sent it in for service with the new top you may have an issue. I just kept the old cover. It’s only a few screws to change so you can always go back to the original. There are no electrical or other special connections, just a plastic top.

@@handyhomerepairs ok thanks.

Link in video description

@MIKEC2000 the old model with the gray hose was the CT-15 and the newer with the black hose is the CT-15E. I can’t remember if anything major changed, but maybe someone else can say if they know. It is still the same form factor as the MIDI/MINI and this upgrading of the garage still works. The model # 577413 is the same for the 15 and 15E so nothing much probably changed.

@@handyhomerepairs thanks for the reply! Nothing looks very different your right

That is the hose that comes with the vac

Unless you meant the piece I was changing out? I updated the description above with an example place that has it. Google "festool 204717" and you can find at a couple places, but make sure it is that part number.

@alb2233 check the link in the description for ustool and fastener, it still works or Tool Nut. Unless you are outside the United States? Search for “Festool 204717” and see if you can find it at a store that can send it to you

Nope, it has the regular gray hose

No, but you can buy it separately and it'll still be cheaper than buying a MIDI (and you'll have two hoses, which might be useful in some situations). If you decide to add the brake as well (which can be bought as a spare part) or the MIDI's manual filter cleaner (which I _think_ you can add to the CT15), then you're basically paying as much as you would for a MIDI, and you won't be getting Bluetooth, so there _is_ a point where the "upgraded CT 15 route" stops making financial sense. BTW, the CT 15 comes with a piece of plastic that covers the bottom half of the hole where the filter cleaner would go, and if you have a 3D printer it shouldn't be too hard to extend that (or make a whole new piece) that covers the bigger hole in the "hose garage". You might even be able to get creative and use the hole to store some small tool, like a brush. Another useful mod, if you don't feel like shelling out $120 for the "lifelong bag", is that you can sew a zipper on one end of a regular self-cleaning bag, which makes it much easier to empty and reuse those. Some people are actually selling modified bags on eBay (just a regular $7 Festool bag with a zipper).

The new model, the CT 15 E (which replaces the old CT15) does have the antistatic hose.

@@xeren45 Yes, I got it. Adding the hose garage, which I prefer to use for the slew of attachments. Easier to hang the hose up in one piece than mess around with all the little parts. Taped over the holes in front & on the side to keep them in. In addition, you can get 1-1/2" "expandable" hose sheath to go over the ribbed CT 15E antistatic hose which makes it smoother like the OEM green woven hose. For less than $100 then, the CT 15E becomes the equivalent of a MIDI less the Bluetooth, brake & filter cleaner, which in my small workshop are unnecessary.

Yes. The CT 15s use the same base frame as MIDI and MINI but they just add this larger tool area, Bluetooth, etc for the more expensive models