repair Rainbow D4c electric vacuum hose

[ralph123]

I have inherited a Rainbow D4c with a split developing in the electrical hose fairly close to the metal at the top. This d4c has the older rectangular power nozzle. I don't want to pay a fortune for a new hose. I thought I'd try Self-fusing Silicon tape. Is there something better to use? Thanks.

 

[lesinutah]

Um

A wire is sticking out on the hose? If you get heat shrink heat you can use like e60000 and heat shrink it it seals it and waterproof it.

 

[kirbylux77]

I agree with Les....heat shrinking would be the best, simplest solution to repairing your hose. A shame that didn't happen at the handle end....in that case, you would just simply shorten the hose slightly.

 

[ralph123]

Thanks. The beginning of a tear is very close to the metal pole that goes into the poles with the power nozzle. Can the metal pole part of hose be removed to repair and shorten?


Just curious. Is the only difference between the wet and dry hose, that the dry hose has the external wire?

 

[ralph123]

Here are pics of damaged hose.

 

[evolutionclean1]

Oh! If it's not internally wired

If you're not very concerned about appearances, you can honestly wrap that damaged spot in electrical tape. I've done it to multiple machines to either hold connectors in place, or to patch damage. If you end up wanting to replace the hose, fortunately they are very easy to find!

 

[kirbylux77]

That's just a simple straight suction hose. What I would do to repair that is, cut out the damaged section of hose material, and buy a threaded hose cuff from a local vac shop. Put your metal handle in and voila! Repaired hose.

And the next time, DON'T LEAVE THE HOSE ATTACHED TO THE WAND! The stress caused by leaving the hose on is what causes the damage in the first place.

 

[rainbowd4c]

You can find hoses cheap on Ebay and some in beautiful shape. I have never upgraded my hoses to internal wiring for a couple of reasons. They are more expensive to replace and the handles feel to awkward when you are trying to use them. I hang the hose on a hook in my laundry room and it helps to keep the hose from cracking. The current hoses I have for mine are about twenty years old and still look like brand new.

 

[ralph123]

Thanks. I actually have a spare non electric hose from a curbside machine.

 

[lesinutah]

If

Take off the hose end it should twist counterclockwise off. Cut a little past where it's cut with some dykes. Then twist on clockwisevand your hose us shorter but it works.

 

[ralph123]

Thanks for helpful comments.