Cleaning Vac hoses

[SuperShineGeorge]

Being new in the business I would like to hear some ideas about how you guys clean your vac hoses, what works, what does not, any and all sugestions will help me get a plan in motion.

 

[I.B. Washincars]

I don't do anything to mine. Rain gets the outside and the inside is well...vacuumed.

 

[Earl Weiss]

Rarely clean the outised. Only if perhaps it gets dragged thru oil or something.

Inside only cleaned if clogged. Then I pull off the hose from the vac and run water thru it. Then I take it in the tunnelk and let the blower blow out remaining moisture for a few seconds. Then attah it and run the vac one cycle to get out remaining moisture that drt may stick to.

 

[MEP001]

The ones in front aren't covered and stay pretty clean on their own, though I do rinse them off when I clean the lot. The ones in the rear under a canopy get pretty grungy, probably from getting dragged through tire dressing. I pull them off two at a time and wash them in a SS bay, after which they look pretty much new again. I don't try to clean the insides anymore - I tried once and just created a bigger mess. The trash going through them keeps the insides cleaner than anyone will ever care.

 

[dclark3344]

I lay my hoses against the bay wall; closely and slowly high pressure soap down the hose then I rotate it about 90 degrees and do it at least 4 times. My hoses are blue with red creases so they show the dirt. I do this about once a year when I do my spring cleaning.

 

[Mel(NC)]

My vac hoses are solid blue and get pretty nasty after a few months of operation. I spray mine down with "purple power" and let them soak for 5-10 minutes before spraying them off in one of the bays. I do this a couple of times per year.