Whoops not having much luck this week

[joiner1970]

First the 1010 plays up now ive gone and squashed my midi vac hose.

I dont know how it happened but I have been moving various mdf panels around the workshop I also I had a small electric fan heater on the floor this morning so I dont know if it was a panel or the heater or a mixture of both. I just thought the bag was full on the vac then when I looked at the hose it was squashed.

My question is can this be fixed ? is there any method of warming it back to shape maybe.

 

[Brice Burrell]

What vac are you using? If it is the CT 22 or 33 that have the exhaust port. You could heat up the the damaged area of the hose then put turn on the vac exhausting the air through the hose to try to regain it's shape. I'd block the end off to really build the pressure up inside the hose. That's my first thought anyway. 

 

[joiner1970]

Its the Midi vac. I did think maybe if I can get a tube equal to the inside diameter and insert it while warming it it may work but its all guess work otherwise its GBP70-80 for a new one  [sad]

 

[peter halle]

Before you replace your hose, you could cut it and insert connectors.  Then you have 2 shorter hoses.  Might be an idea and also an advantage.  A member here had a hose attacked by a sander back in August.  I'll look up the thread and come back.  Lunch is on the table.

Peter

 

[Forrest Anderson]

Before you replace your hose, you could cut it and insert connectors. 

Yup, I was also thinking of cutting out the damaged bit and joining the two pieces together.

It so happens that there's a document on joining two hoses together which might be of interest.

Forrest

 

[peter halle]

Joiner,

Here is the thread I remembered.  It offers substitute possible solutions.  It also offers stories of others who had hose mishaps.  Perhaps you can take solice that you aren't alone in your situation.  Whoops

Peter

 

[mhoy]

Perhaps you could put the hose on the exhaust side of things partially block the exit to pressurize it and use a heat gun to carefully warm up part of the hose. This may cool the hose too much though. Maybe put a long piece of wood/pipe/etc down the hose and press against a warmed piece of the hose.

Mark

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Is it melted or just smashed?

If it isn't melted I am not sure I would try to melt it back to shape.

They are pretty tuff hoses, maybe use a rubber mallet and some persuasion.

 

[joiner1970]

Had a go this morning , I pushed a long paint roller pole into the hose them rolled it on the bench while warming it slightly with a heater and its much better but it does still feel like a weak point in the hose.

I think looking at it now that it was heat that did the damage according to their catalogue the hoses are ok upto 70 degrees and I dont think my small heater goes that high so its bad that it did melt  [mad]

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Got to mind your hose, trust me.