I have two vintage woven Electrolux hoses. One is a rare teal one with the early style pistol grip. I believe it's the first electrified version with internal wiring. The other is a later white one with teal tracers. I've quit using both of them because the white one leaks so badly and the pistol grip on the teal one has several hairline cracks, which is apparently common for them. I have it reinforced with teal cable ties. I don't have any fancy test equipment but when I put my hand over the end of the hose, I can tell the white one leaks much worse than the teal one, which seems to have just as strong suction as the newer (but not all that new) gray vinyl ones with which I have replaced them. One of the vinyl hoses I got for $12 because the metal part that connects to the wand or tools was flattened like it had been run over by a car. Fortunately, I had a spare pistol grip nozzle, which I swapped onto it and it's now good as new. The other hose came with a PN-5 and wand for $22. I've since replaced the PN-5 with a shiny, polished aluminum PN-2 that I like much better and is more correct for both for both my 1205 and Super J. I use it with the latter since my 1205 came with a teal PN-1. I have recently sent the PN-5 on to a better home with our friend Andy R.
