Your own attempts to fix an Elux leaky hose

[quebecois]

I'd be curious to know what you tried to stop your Elux leaking to get better succion, the pros and cons and how much satisfied you were about your fixing.

Personally, I used shipping tape from one end to the other and I finished both ends with a couple of turns of white duck tape.

Pros:

-way better succion, feels almost like a new hose
-cheap fix
-material easy to source and to install

Cons:

-hose is a lot less flexible than before
-don't know how durable it will be

 

[human]

The old woven hoses are nice for show but for actually accomplishing its intended task, it's better to just hook up an OEM vinyl hose and get down to business.

 

[quebecois]

You're totally right, but sometimes a 0.75$ fix is worth a try !

 

[real1shep]

If you don't care about stiffness.....I found a company online that sells clear, heat shrink tubing in long lengths that shrinks 50%. So...in theory it would be large enough to fit over the ends and then shrink down over the hose. It's about $30 to do that length. I did the research, but to lazy to try it. Besides, I threw out my really nice looking Elux hoses....most of them.


 


There have been many posts on the pour method....almost to the point where it's become a mystical black art that only the 'special' can apply. Meh....I'd much rather attack the problem from the outside.


 


Kevin

 

[quebecois]

I thought about heat shrink but didn't go to the point of looking for something that big and that long ! THe price is a bit steep for what it is , though.

 

[real1shep]

Yeah, I shopped a few places...industrial sites. If there is a better buy out there, I couldn't find it. However, if you've bought heat shrink tubing in the past, that's not a bad price for the diameter/length involved.


 


A new Aerus hose is over $100USD. But now all the aftermarket hoses are coming from China and the quality throughout is dismal. Been threads about that and my own experiences. Cheap stuff.....buyer beware


 


Kevin

 

[anthony]

a quick

and easy fix that works for me is to carefully wrap cling film around the hose. you get the suction back and you still see the hoses pattern

 

[quebecois]

Anthony

Yes, I thought about that method too, probably the cheapest way to fix it, and the hose probably didn't loose to much flexibility, didn't it ?

 

[real1shep]

That's an idea I hadn't thought of.....access to one of those hand machines that wraps construction material together; it's clear and the stuff is tough.


 


Kevin