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How to Stop Hose Collapse on a Shop Vac
Shops vacs are quite handy to have around the home, not just in the garage. Just imagine a pipe leaking under the kitchen sink. After fixing the leak, instead of using multiple towels to soak up the water, you could use the shop vac to suck up the water with ease. In the garage, all sorts of things could be cleaned up from dirt and sawdust to loose screws. For the most part, these vacuums are workhorses, sucking up anything in front of them but on occasion, they can stall the cleaning process with a collapsed hose. Do you know how to stop hose collapse on a shop vac?
To stop this hose collapse phenomenon from happening, you have to understand why it occurs in the first place. There are a few basic reasons:
- A flimsy hose is one of the major reasons why there is a loss in suction and a possible collapse could occur. Cheaper shop vac models use insubstantial plastic hoses with little reinforcement, making it easy to develop pinches or creases when they are bent too far. This pinch causes a drop in the pressure present in the hose during the vacuuming process, thus reducing air flow. The result is a hose collapse. Replacement hoses are available at your local hardware store or vacuum dealer.
- If you use attachments on the shop vac hose, chances are you have had a complete suction on various surfaces such as bare floors or even objects like draperies or plastic bags. This suction may cause the motor to whine as you to struggle to loosen its powerful "grip" on an object. This suctioning power could cause a shop vac hose to collapse. Immediately turn the unit off and unplug it.
- An obstruction within the shop vac hose can cause a collapse too. A ball of mud, a wadded up piece of paper, a toy or even loose hardware can get caught within the hose. Should something like this happen, the hose collapse would occur between the blockage and the vacuum itself. Simply remove the hose from the unit and clear the object, this can be done by either shaking the hose or in more clogged cases, run water through it with a hose. If water is run through the hose, allow the hose to dry completely before using it.
Knowing how to stop hose collapse on a shop vac could be as easy as choosing a model with reinforced hose or ordering a hose replacement for the machine you already have. Most hoses are made with flexible plastic; the sturdy ones will have metal or fiberglass ribbing coiled within the hose like a spring to prevent collapse.
Watching what is vacuumed up with the shop vac is the easiest way to prevent hose collapse. If you are diligent in its maintenance and how the machine is being used, you can expect a shop vac to last for quite a while with no problems.
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