" Up your nose with a woven hose"

[reo580]

The above statement is a very old expression I remember a friend of my grandparents using way back when I was a kid.

On that note, Who doesn't like the look of a woven hose? Bosch issued a woven hose on their line of "Move" canister vacuums in Europe. Those of us across the pond in the States: we got plain, old, boring ribbed vinyl- yawn.

Personally, I think the new, stainless steel Areus(Lux) canister and the Tri-Star would look pretty impressive if they came with a patterned woven hose- probably a vinyl or Suran overlay on top of crush proof vinyl. Add a woven cord- aka Sundial wire or the cloth braided 3 strand ( about the same thickness as a Beldon Lux cord from the XXX era, just new and covered with cloth).

What do you think?
P.S. if anyone has a new machine with a woven hose, like the Bosch or German Lux, please post some pictures of it.

 

[human]

Yeah, I like the look of them but they do deteriorate over the years. The two Electrolux hoses I have, one teal with white tracers and one white with teal tracers, are both more than 40 years old--the teal one is closer to 50--and are showing their age. For routine use, I prefer the superior suction of the ribbed vinyl ones.

 

[suckolux]

I think? it was up your nose with a rubber hose, but I am getting old, could be wrong.

 

[electrolux137]

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"Up your nose with a rubber hose, in your ear with a can of beer!" -- from the 1970s TV sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter."

I prefer the appearance, aesthetics and historic accuracy of woven hoses, but I prefer the functionality and flexibility of coiled vinyl hoses.

They aren't all white; you can find ones that match your machines very nicely.

In the first two photos, note the lovely metallic silver hose that perfectly matches the silver trim of the Model G.

In the last two photos is a reprise of my earlier-posted Model G with, again, a perfectly matching turquoise hose.

 

[blknblu]

I can't see why somebody can't make a sock that looks like the old woven hoses.


Not the bulky type like on a long central vac hose.


It certainly would be feasible.


something like the braided cable sleeve that look like the old "chinese handcuffs"


It would have to be put on the hose before the ends go on.

 

[miskini]

I agree

With everybody else. I like the look, but they don't last. By the way Derek, did you ever get your tools for your compact

 

[reo580]

Cloth hoses and Compact tools.

I see where everyone stands on air loss, I think the only way to effectively make a woven hose is to make an overlay (tube) like a Flexco Pet braided tubing, and put it over a vinyl hose. I wish Flexco did their Tight Weave braided sleeving in more colors with woven tracers.

@ 137: I like that turquoise hose on your Model G: Where did you get it? that is a cool hose.

@ Miskini: Thank you for asking, but unfortunately, No. I still haven't got the Compact tools. I have not heard anything from the seller. I'm getting angrier by the minute :-/
I think I am going to stick to "Fee-Bay" and Pay-Pal for future transactions. - I at least have some kind of protection

 

[miskini]

That's a bummer Derek. Well hopefully he mans up and comes threw.

 

[kenkart]

I disagree

They DO last, it just depends on the hose, I have several that are over 50 years old that are still airtight and flexible, the worst for going bad were the 60s GEs and the Electrolux electric hoses, I have a early 50s Modern Hygiene and several Royals that are as good as new,despite being many years old,I have a 72 Airway 88 that Tania found NIB along with several others, my hose is perfect, all of the others were 73 models and their hoses leaked like a sieve!!!I have a 68 SAniway that also has a perfect leak free hose as well as a 63 Gem and a 48 Eureka built Montgomery ward, so I think it depends on the hose and how it was cared for, I do know hoses hung near a chimney or stored near any heat source such as radiant floor heat, or stored in an attic, usually are stiff as a board and useless.likewise those that come from dry climates usually don't hold up so well...I love them, they just feel like quality.

 

[human]

Of the two woven Electrolux hoses I have, the older one actually has the better suction. It's one of the fairly rare teal electric hoses with a plastic pistol grip. Like most hoses of that type, the pistol grip has several hairline cracks where it attaches to the hose and was wrapped with several layers of clear packing tape when I got it. It now has a couple of nylon cable ties holding it together.

I've never measured the suction with any sort of fancy test equipment, but testing it against my hand, the teal hose feels like its suction is comparable to that of my two vinyl hoses. The newer white hose feels like it has maybe two thirds the suction of the others.