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| Does anyone have some good ideas on how to store my 30 ft. long central vacuum hose? Right now, my method is to wrestle it onto the floor of a closet and close the door quickly before this "python" pops back out! :)
I'm wondering if some kind of large, vinyl coated hook(s) or arms mounted in the back of a closet would work. |
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| That is exactly what I have, Mine came with the unit - a metal hook which we mounted on the side wall of the closet about 4 feet off the floor. |
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- Posted by kathleenca (My Page) on Fri, Apr 10, 09 at 18:39
| Hi coffeehaus, My central vacuum came with a sturdy plastic hose holder which I hung on the side wall of a closet in the hall. It holds the 30-ft hose just fine. I lay the hose on the floor so I can loop it about 4 times without putting a kink in it. I have considered moving the hanger to the stairwell to the basement, but the closet seems handier. I have read of others who keep their hoses in large round open baskets on a closet floor. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hose holder
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- Posted by coffeehaus (My Page) on Sat, Apr 11, 09 at 7:34
| Graywings...Thanks! Can you estimate the size of your hook? The closet I'm working with is pretty small. Kathleenca...thanks for the link. Also, the idea of the basket is interesting. That way I could just tote the whole kit and kaboodle upstairs when I needed it, rather than draping the hose around my neck like the "Snake Lady" in the circus. But I might have to rethink which closet I store it in because a basket would never fit in the one I have in mind. (Apologies if this reply gets posted twice...thought I posted it last night, but it did not appear. Must not have hit "Submit".) |
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| The hook is only 10 inches high by 8 inches wide, but of course the hose expands out from there. Maybe you could store it under a bed? |
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| There's wall hangers for garden hoses that are similar in design. They're only a couple dollars at the discount stores. I use them in the garage for hanging extension cords, bungee cords, rope, chain, etc. Otherwise a wheeled plastic tote or wastebasket might make it easier to transport up and down the steps too. |
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- Posted by bluesbarby (My Page) on Sat, Apr 18, 09 at 16:49
| Actually when we were in our last house which had a central vac system we purchased a garden hose with a turning handle (not sure what they are called). When we were done with the hose we would wind the hose onto the stand and roll it into the front closet. |
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- Posted by hostagrams (My Page) on Sun, Apr 19, 09 at 20:29
| My VacuFlo set came with this hanger, but Cynic's idea of a garden hose hanger would be cheaper! And the garden hose caddy bluesbarby suggested is a great idea, too. Wrestling the hose into submission is actually the ONLY thing I'm not crazy about with my central vac . . . and my new house has 35' hoses -- one for each floor!! But that's a small price to pay!! |
Here is a link that might be useful: VacuFlo hanger
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