Another Electrolux braided hose repair idea...

[fantomfan57]

Requires using a vacuum briefly.

Okay, so sealing the inside is key, and I have already tried spraying the outside only to have the hose stiffen up...the braiding can no longer flex.

So I will try and outside application, BUT, attaching the hose to the vacuum, plugging the wand end, and briefly turning on the vacuum while spraying the sealer on the outside. When done, wiping the excess sealer off of the hose. May take a couple of applications and drying between them for testing.

I am hoping the suction from the hose splits will draw the sealer into each fissure thereby sealing it. Wiping the excess off of the outside will minimize stiffening of the braid.

Care MUST be taken to keep sealer out of the inside of the vacuum.

What do you think?

 

[wyaple]

Garry,

I used Plasti Dip with great success a few months ago. I think you've seen my post already?

Bill



http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?32544

 

[real1shep]

I proposed the idea of shrink tubing that can be bought from a commercial vendor in a length that is longer than the OE hose. It's about $25 to buy the clear shrink. My only concern is that it will make the hoses too stiff.....and uh, well, the $25 spent.


 


Honestly, I'd be terrified the sealer would get to the motor somehow....I would, therefore, use a canister that was about dead or ready for a complete restoration.


 


Kevin

 

[fantomfan57]

Yes, I thought about that.....

I would say any vacuum in any shape is valuable to me. Now the process could be applied to an internal application using the blower end of the vacuum.

Stop up the wand end after applying the sealer inside....liquid, poured in, swabbed using a bottle sponge cleaner attached to a narrow long broom handle, then apply the stopper and turn on the vac.

Some have said why go through all this when I can buy a new hose. Answer, because I already have around 10 of this hoses and I enjoy my hobby especially the tinkering and experimenting. If one of my processes seals these hoses and prove to be a long-term solution, I will be happy.

 

[real1shep]

I think that's the key, or it is for me anyway....not just a solution that 'works' to some effect for the shelf queens, but one that will last the yrs in a DD. I now have a growing collection of aftermarket hoses that have cracked or failed to give reasonable suction.  So it's not just OE cloth hoses and woven hoses, but ALL hoses that failed.


 


Kevin

 

[fantomfan57]

Kevin.?

Excuse my ignorance, but what is a "Shelf Queen" and what does DD stand for?

 

[wyaple]

Terminology

shelf queen = for display only
DD = daily driver

Gotta love the lingo these days!

Bill

 

[real1shep]

Sorry.....

I assumed everyone who collects here knows these terms. But as always, DO ask!!


 


Kevin

 

[marks_here]

I like my ignorance keeps people/things wondering LOL