ONE HOSE TO RULE THEM ALL

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It accepts a 27mm connector. Because apparently Festool can't figure out that it would be good join two hose segments together sometimes.

I thought I remembered seeing someone post pictures of an OEM Festool hose end that had an interior fitting to hold a 27mm tool end from a hose and thus link them together?

 

[mino]

It accepts a 27mm connector. Because apparently Festool can't figure out that it would be good join two hose segments together sometimes.

I thought I remembered seeing someone post pictures of an OEM Festool hose end that had an interior fitting to hold a 27mm tool end from a hose and thus link them together?

Correct.

Both the 36 hose can have its head put up its butt and the 27 hose can have its end put up its butt and both will be a good fit and can hold it there. Plus the 36 hose end can go into the 27/32 hose start - which is the intended usage of these. The only thing that is not supported is putting 27 hose's head up 36 hose's butt and having it stick. Too loose.

All that is kinda logical. If you are combing two different hoses, for optimal airflow you need to connect the bigger one to the vac and then the smaller one. Not vice versa. I am not sure about the standard 50 mm hose head connectors. Expect it to be similar in allowing a 50 hose's head to stick in 36's backside./confirmed not the case/

This is best checking in a retail store. Just ask to play with hoses and should be good to go.
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[Frank-Jan]

... I am not sure about the standard 50 mm hose head connectors. Expect it to be similar in allowing a 50 hose's head to stick in 36's backside....

The D 50 hoses have the same connector on both sides (the one that goes into the vac inlet) You need to add a connector sleeve, and then you can connect any other hose.https://www.festoolusa.com/accessory/493047---d-50d-50-vm-as#Overview

(I have an older boomarm that came with a short D50 hose, I just checked if the newer hoses still came with similar ends and it apears to be so)

 

[Cypren]

Both the 36 hose can have its head put up its butt and the 27 hose can have its end put up its butt and both will be a good fit and can hold it there. Plus the 36 hose end can go into the 27/32 hose start - which is the intended usage of these. The only thing that is not supported is putting 27 hose's head up 36 hose's butt and having it stick. Too loose.

I’m not sure this is correct. I have both D36 (500681) and D27 (204922) hoses purchased within the past year; you can chain the 27/32 hose off of the end of any 36mm hose, but the D36 does not have the interior gasket in the source end that allows it to be chained off of another 36mm hose.

 

[mino]

... but the D36 does not have the interior gasket in the source end that allows it to be chained off of another 36mm hose.

It does not need one. Try it.
The outer diameter of the D36 tool connector actually fits-and-sticks-inside the vac-side connector on the same hose. I store mine like that all the time.

EDIT: Above was pure bull. Went to shop yesterday and Cypren was indeed right. Not sure how, but I mixed up how I do it with the 27/32 hose to the D36 one. Getting old.

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Thanks. Good to know.

 

[Dr. P. Venkman]

... but the D36 does not have the interior gasket in the source end that allows it to be chained off of another 36mm hose.

It does not need one. Try it.
The outer diameter of the D36 tool connector actually fits-and-sticks-inside the vac-side connector on the same hose. I store mine like that all the time.

My 36mm hose very definitely cannot be secured inside itself. It’s the new-ish braided sleeve antistatic version.

The tool end of my 27/22 will fit securely inside its own vac end, as will the tool end of my 36 (fit in the vac end of the 27/22). But nothing I have fits inside the vac end of my 36.

 

[mino]

... but the D36 does not have the interior gasket in the source end that allows it to be chained off of another 36mm hose.

It does not need one. Try it.
The outer diameter of the D36 tool connector actually fits-and-sticks-inside the vac-side connector on the same hose. I store mine like that all the time.

My 36mm hose very definitely cannot be secured inside itself. It’s the new-ish braided sleeve antistatic version.

The tool end of my 27/22 will fit securely inside its own vac end, as will the tool end of my 36 (fit in the vac end of the 27/22). But nothing I have fits inside the vac end of my 36.

Thanks, went to physically check and you are absolutely right!

No idea where I got that strong a memory it works. Must be I mixed up "closing" the hose with doing it with the D27/32 one.

 

[FestitaMakool]

You got it right - in the end!  [big grin]

Though it could be useful to be able to extend a 36mm hose with another 36mm from time to time. So it would have been nice if Festool made some connectors to the vac end of a 36mm hose that are able to connect to its own tool end.

Anyhow, you would put a 36mm into the vac and a 27/32 into the 36mm tool end, not the other way around.

 

[ChuckM]

I've been using "the mother of all hoses" all these years.

 

[Christophl]

I'm looking for an affordable hose for a TS75, and perhaps a ETS EC 150 in the future.  I'm using a HD vac and a small dust deputy.  What about this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0849L6LL...olid=3NHO1STT9055E&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Thanks!

 

[per@landberger.com]

Hi, I like the 36mm w/768135 for most everything even my 1010,I agree w Tom G. 7m is overkill w/ a boom arm,in the pic that's about 1.5 m left, even reaches on my stm1800.good luck guy[attachimg=1]

If you're going to use a pipe as boom, why not use the pipe for vacuuming. Add a short extension hose at the bottom and as long hose as needed at the top. Lighter, easier.

 

[afish]

I always wondered why Festool made their boom arm the way they did.  I get the idea that it uses your existing hose but using the boom for the vacuum seems way better to me too.  Granted you will have a few more parts to keep track of but even that is double edged sword because if your boom hose is your only hose then taking it on/off every time you may need it elsewhere would get old fast for me. Id rather have a dedicated boom with 2 short hoses (one from DE to boom tube and one from boom tube to tool) but I dont have a festool boom so I may be missing something. 

 

[Cypren]

One thing worth noting is that the sleeved hose slides pretty easily in the clips in the boom arm. This means that if you have a 7m hose, you can slide it downward and just coil the excess and hang it off the tool hook on the boom when you don’t need it, but when you need to range further from the vacuum (such as when sweeping up the shop at the end of the day), you can slide the full length back out again. It’s kind of a best-of-both-worlds situation.