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   DonNH | Jun 25, 2009 08:00pm | #1

   I bought a set of hose & attachments for my Turbo III from Amazon.  Yours probably uses the 1-1/4 standard hose, so it should be easy to find what you want - even if you just get a longer hose instead of an extension.

   Don

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   hammer1 | Jun 25, 2009 08:17pm | #2

   Home Depot carries accessories for wet dry vacs. I bought a 1 1/4" Genie hose that fits my Turbo III, 10',$15. They also carry your typical plastic wands, nozzles and brushes. There must be a conspiracy regarding vac attachments, nothing seems to fit everything. You have to be creative, maybe remove the hose end, they unscrew in reverse, maybe add a couple of wraps of tape to it, maybe find other ends or adapters. The problems are encountered when connecting to a tool, too many variations.

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   Ledebuhr1 | Jun 25, 2009 10:59pm | #3

   Thanks, that genie hose sounds like what I need. If I add a 10ft section that would make for a total of 26ft of hose, do you think that would be too long? and too much suction loss.

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   hammer1 | Jun 26, 2009 04:02am | #4

   I've never used a Turbo I, Ledebuhr1. I don't know if 26' +- will have an effect. Not much stops my Turbo III except a jam in the hose, electricians boring chips are tough. It pulls just as hard full or empty. Un-jamming a long hose will present some extra work. You'll have to be careful where the hoses connect. An obstruction in the line may cause stuff to hang up.
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   AitchKay | Jul 12, 2009 09:36pm | #6

   I have no trouble with suction loss using long hoses. My Wap is a bit more powerful than a Fein, but I don't think you'll have a problem. I often leave the vacuum in another room, with its cord plugged into a switched plug strip.AitchKay

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   AitchKay | Jul 12, 2009 09:32pm | #5

   I use salvaged 1 1/2" pool-cleaning hose. I've got a 35-footer, but the 25-footer is the one I use most.

   The cuffs are standard, and you might be able to get an extra from a carpet cleaner. You want 2 1/2" down to 1 1/2" to fit the vac end, 1 1/2" at the wand end. They screw on to the spiral of the hose itself.

   Inexpensive metal 1 1/2" wands are hard to find, so I use old 1 1/4" household wands and heads. There's usually some monkeying around to adapt them, but often you can just jam them into the 1 1/2" cuff.

   One bonus to using the smaller wands is that it limits your clogs to the wand. I've had to stick a 20' length of pipe through my hose before, and it's annoying.

   Lengths of 1 1/2" chrome sink drain tube fit the 1 1/2" cuffs, and make good 1 1/2" to 1 1/2" splices and custom adapters.

   AitchKay

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   IMERC | Jul 12, 2009 09:57pm | #7

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   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

    

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   Scott | Jul 12, 2009 11:13pm | #8

   I've been thinking about this:

   http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=47161cat=1,42401,62597,62621&ap=1

   Scott.

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   USAnigel | Jul 13, 2009 05:04am | #9

   Look in the drywall tool section of HD and you'll fine a better hose for $15 with adaptors for almost any tool. Yellow and green box.