Hose storage.

[cam2s]

Just wondering what other people with multiple canisters do for hose storage. I keep most of mine coiled up in a big tote box. Hoses that I don't use very often get put in a different tote. It's not the best system, but it keeps them in one place and doesn't put any stress on them. If somebody has a better system I'd love to hear about it.

Cameron

 

[kenkart]

I keep my..

Braided ones in large totes in the basement where it is cool, the vinyl ones are loosely coiled under my bed.

 

[ronni]

I purchased some garden hose storage brackets on which I hang my cleaner hoses.

Regarding basement storage be sure to dehumidify and/or fan the air to help minimize deterioration.


According to the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI):

High humidity accelerates the degradation of cellulose esters and Ebonite, although it does not affect other plastics and rubbers as much. However, it does promote the damaging action of acidic atmospheric pollutants and acidic by-products of deterioration. Moreover, it creates conditions favourable to the growth of fungi, which, though not as likely to develop on rubber and plastic as on cellulosic materials, does occur, and does cause damage. For these reasons, RH values over 65% should be avoided for plastics and rubbers.

Certain plastics, such as the cellulose esters, casein, nylon, and polyester, as well as plastics filled with wood powder (e.g., early forms of Bakelite), absorb moisture and respond dimensionally. That is, they may swell in damp conditions and shrink when drying out. Depending on how fast or how extreme the RH fluctuation is, this may cause cracking. Plastics and rubbers should therefore be kept at constant, moderate to low levels of RH.

The higher the temperature, the faster the rate of deterioration. Cooler conditions, therefore, promote longevity. Avoid hot lights, proximity to any heat source, or any storage or display practice that heats objects.

Ideally, rubber and plastic objects should be stored in cold, dark, dry, and oxygen-free conditions. Cold, dark, dry conditions can be found in the refrigerator section of a frost-free refrigerator or in a low relative humidity cold storage room. The freezer compartment of frost-free refrigerators and frost-free deep freezers have high relative humidity and should not be used to store objects, unless they are protected by waterproof containers (Wilhelm and Brower, 1993). To reduce humidity around objects, they should be placed in sealed glass or vapour-proof plastic containers along with dry indicating silica gel that occupies about one-third of the air space in the container. The indicating silica gel will remain blue as long as the air in the container is dry. When it turns to a pink colour, it should be replaced with a fresh quantity (CCI Technical Bulletin 10, Silica Gel). Monitoring should be done at least once a year. Please note, however, that plastics are more brittle when they are cold. Well-padded boxes and trays, as well as careful handling, will be required.


For more information check out CCI's webpage:

http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/publications/notes/15-1-eng.aspx

 

[cb123]

A Hose Tree

The middle hose is a Kirby 508. The one to the left is a Eureka (1921) model nine. On the far right is a Kirby C series, and on the inside right is a Eureka (1923), a later version of the model nine.

 

[electrolux137]

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cb123, that's not a good way to store hoses, especially cloth hoses. They will grow weak where they're bent over the arms of the rack and the airtight seal will eventually be compromised and the weaving will start to unravel.

The best way to hang them would be across two stout dowels spaced about 5 feet apart. Hanging the hoses across two supports will keep all the weight of the hose from pulling against one area of the hose.

The attached photo is of my vacuum cleaner display at my former apartment. I had hoses hanging in two different directions because there were so many of them.

The bottom row of hoses went left-to-right across a set of steel Electrolux wands spaced about 5 ft. apart (one wand at each end).

The upper row of hoses went back to front across two sets of wands (three sections of wands per set) spaced about 3 ft. apart.

There is a third section of wands inside the hose array for more structural integrity and support. All those hoses weighed a lot!

I created a framework for the wands out of large steel angle brackets and hung them from large eye-hooks screwed into the ceiling.

There are surely less complicated ways of doing this, especially for just a few hoses. But again, the idea is to avoid the hose hanging from just one area.

 

[ultralux88]

I keep mine in a way that has the same effect as what Charles shows above, they're all in the basement where its relatively cool all year and about right moisture wise to keep them from rotting. I find it keeps them in the best shape and is the most space effective way to do it.

 

[cb123]

Charles,

I'm completely dumbfounded to the fact why you don't post more photos of you collection. Such as that Premier for instance, why! you could do a complete thread alone, just, on that one. I know what you mean about the hoses, I rotate them out when I vacuum. I also like to use fabric softer to keep the material from drying out. It also keeps them soft and subtle, not to mention flexible. The Eureka model 9 hose to the left was nearly mummified, but after a couple treatments, its no longer brittle nor crunchy and it holds air quite nicely. Thanks again for the info and post some photos of your more interesting vacuums. Calem!

 

[pr-21]

This is how I store mine

I have a walk in closet with just vacuums and rubbermaid shelves hung on on long wall and on short wall. I have rubberized metal hangers for the hoses to hang on.



PR-21
Bud Mattingly

 

[cb123]

PR-21

Neat set-up!