when you..............

[Jim Martin]

....get everything all set up and turn on your machine......
do you hook the vacuum hose up to the wand and then ramp up your machine......
or ramp it up and then hook up your hose......???

how much hose back lash do you get...........

 

[Guest]

I hook it up 1st.

 

[Shane T]

Most often I will hook up when walk in to start cleaning. I'm guessing that 50' of 2" will back lash 1-2 ft at 12hg and more the higher the hg.

 

[sdaws4]

I crank it up then hook it up.

 

[steve frasier]

hook it up the crank it up but the truck is usually running with the blower blocked off to heat it up quick so I will turn it down the turn it back up

hose must shrink about 6' or 7'

 

[Mr.V]

with a PTO I'd fire up after layin hose

with a slide in i'd let the machine Idle until ready to hook up and crank up the rpm's then hook up

 

[Ron Lippold]

jim i dont konw for sure but it seems like i loose 15 20 ft after a few minutes

 

[Brian R]

Just make sure that the other end of the hose isn't open and you suck a puppy or small child into it or something.

 

[sweendogg]

You would think the manufacturers would ge the clue and start making vac hose 60 feet increments so when its plugged in, it maintains atleast the right length as the solution hose.

 

[Desk Jockey]

pull in a little extra to account for shrinkage.

Then crank it up and hookup.

 

[Johnny]

My vac's so powerful it turns the hose inside-out if I don't hook up first.

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[Rex Tyus]

....get everything all set up and turn on your machine......
do you hook the vacuum hose up to the wand and then ramp up your machine......
or ramp it up and then hook up your hose......???

how much hose back lash do you get...........

Hook everything up first. I think it can be a hazard to have an open, unattended vac hose in the home. Lose 5 or 6 feet when turn it on. Another 5 or 6 feet when the wand hits the floor. I have learned to make sure the lead length(12 ft) is extra hose.

 

[Ron Werner]

since I started using the superflex and the 2.5", I haven't noticed any backlash. I've never even though about it for since July. Maybe a6 or 7 inches max.

Used to be a couple feet with my old hose! Boy would that single wall stuff suck back!

 

[Greenie]

Some guys make sure you get "a little more" than 50' in a section, it helps.