alice-at-home
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I have an 0700 Vitavac from the 90's, which I inheirited from my grandfather. He was a lover of well-made metal machines and tried to set the family up with household accessories that would last forever. Alas, I found I cannot replace the unraveling power hose since Vitavac is discontinued. Airways,their manufacturer, has closed their doors.
I have taped the hose with every kind of tape under the sun to no avail, it has continued to split in spirals down the coil. The tape then leaves gooey waystations between the coil for monstrous dustballs to congregate within the hose...which leads to stripping, unclogging, and yet more taping!
I am sure vacuum lovers can understand my reluctance to part with this well made machine, as my dear aunt says "can suck the chrome off a bumper" - so does anyone know of a comparable hose from another manufacturer that I can purchase and use on my machine?
The VitaVac has a 1 1/4" pipe from the canister to connect the hose to. The electical prongs to plug into the machine are 5/16" apart (center to center). I was looking at an ELECTROLUX replacement hose with power cords at both ends for models prior to 1205. I would have to rig up a gasket to connect the metal end of the hose to the canister. Any advice?
I have taped the hose with every kind of tape under the sun to no avail, it has continued to split in spirals down the coil. The tape then leaves gooey waystations between the coil for monstrous dustballs to congregate within the hose...which leads to stripping, unclogging, and yet more taping!
I am sure vacuum lovers can understand my reluctance to part with this well made machine, as my dear aunt says "can suck the chrome off a bumper" - so does anyone know of a comparable hose from another manufacturer that I can purchase and use on my machine?
The VitaVac has a 1 1/4" pipe from the canister to connect the hose to. The electical prongs to plug into the machine are 5/16" apart (center to center). I was looking at an ELECTROLUX replacement hose with power cords at both ends for models prior to 1205. I would have to rig up a gasket to connect the metal end of the hose to the canister. Any advice?