ironcross44
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Anyone know where i could find 1.5” vacuum hose with cloth/fabric wrap? Need 15-20 feet. Thanks!
Cloth vintage hose
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centralsweeper63
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I would love to hear too! Good luck.
ironcross44
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I have seen stuff like this (link below) you could use to wrap a modern hose with, but Ive been trying to find cloth vs plastic. Might have to take a trip to a fabric store and make my own? Kinda surprised there aren’t any niche suppliers out there, there are several sites that make cloth wrapped wire for power cords/etc. but no hose.
https://www.cabletiesandmore.com/fl...ctZ4-tzMrqHlRToZ54pgmeaolzLrxrbgaAo9qEALw_wcB
https://www.cabletiesandmore.com/fl...ctZ4-tzMrqHlRToZ54pgmeaolzLrxrbgaAo9qEALw_wcB
hygiene903
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Jimmy Martin (rugsucker here in Vacuumland) might have what you need. Or possibly check with vac shops in your area to see if they have any "new/old stock" laying around. That would be about the only possibilities I could think of, as I don't think they make it any more. Good luck,
Jeff
Jeff
centralsweeper63
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Did it used to be available?
vacerator
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Woven hoses are more difficult to find.
centralsweeper63
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Definately.
rugsucker
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The only cloth hoses that I might still have would be 5 or 6 feet.
centralsweeper63
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Cloth hoses came before central vacuums, and then central vacs used wire-reinforced hoses.
centralsweeper63
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Therefore long cloth hoses are uncommon/ very rare.
vacerator
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That, and actually, The introduction of electric power nozzles. Initially, the entire electrical cable was strapped around the hoses. Eureka changed to vinyl hoses with the Sweet 16 series, and an integral wire vinyl hose for the power teams. Hoover used a wire reinforced vinyl hose for the Celebrity powermatic series, etc. Kenmore and Panasonic were similar to Eureka.
Eureka actually used cloth-braided hoses until 1956 when it introduced its first vinyl version with the Super Roto-Matic 910. The switch to nylon-braided ones came in the early '60s, followed by the second iteration of vinyl ones with the Sweet Sixteens in 1971. The Roto-Matic power heads premiered the following year; although the Sweet Sixteen hoses may have been a test run to determine customer satisfaction and durability beforehand.
Regarding the years mentioned the caveat is that Eureka offered so many customer options, so it's possible that the cloth-braided hoses were still used with some models and/or as a choice after 1956, et cetera. I am only going by what I've seen in ads and photos.
Last photo customer option, replacement, or another type (e.g. 910-A)?
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centralsweeper63
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I should have remembered power nozzles, whoops.
Electrolux Corporation used braided hoses with its power nozzles from 1960 to 1993 with its tank-type cleaners (vinyl hoses were made for the commercial canister-types). Both the metal tanks and braided hoses were discontinued in 1993.
centralsweeper63
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Electrolux was the exception, not the rule, though. They used cloth until the tools at their factory fell apart I think.
I just wanted you to know that the braided hoses were used successfully for many years with power nozzles by the company; even if vinyl ones were predominantly used with them in the industry.
Btw, EC actually changed from cloth- to vinyl-braided hoses c.1955.
centralsweeper63
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I forgot that they changed the internals! Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
You're welcome.
