OctoMan
Well-known member
I have two large shop vaca at work. The hoses are long and hard to store as they usually end up unwinding or being shoved in the corner of the shelf. What's a good way to store them?
Shop vac hose storage ideas?
- Thread starter OctoMan
- Start date
jimreed2160
Well-known member
I have an extra long hose that I use for car interiors. I usually just drape it over the rungs of my 8 foot ladder but I have been considering adding some ladder or garden hose hooks at about 6 feet for this and the other hoses.
Shootinok
Well-known member
Mine just hangs on a fat hook on the wall - like one made for a ladder.
LS6 Tommy
Well-known member
Coxreels is great stuff, but I'm not sure I want a hose reel that I might use 2 times a month and possibly costs more than my toolbox...
Tommy
Tommy
speed bump
Well-known member
See if you can get an empty wire reel from an electrician or an electrical place. I bet a 1000 ft Romex spool with a couple of hooks would hold a decent length of 2" vac hose.
cdestuck
Well-known member
If there is a open stairway close by, screw a 10’ section of 4” pipe on the underside of the stairs. Hose slips nicely into it.
ckucia
Well-known member
Seems like it wouldn't be all that difficult to make up some sort of a reel out of metal or plywood.
Biggest hurdle would be if you wanted the vacuum to work without disconnecting the hose at the center of the reel and reconnecting when hose has been taken off, unless it was just a storage device and you didn't need the hose to work while on the reel.
I wonder if you could mimic the way air hose reels work, but on a larger scale to accommodate the large vacuum hose diameter. Might be an interesting project - might even be worth selling plans for it if you figured it out.
Biggest hurdle would be if you wanted the vacuum to work without disconnecting the hose at the center of the reel and reconnecting when hose has been taken off, unless it was just a storage device and you didn't need the hose to work while on the reel.
I wonder if you could mimic the way air hose reels work, but on a larger scale to accommodate the large vacuum hose diameter. Might be an interesting project - might even be worth selling plans for it if you figured it out.
PelicanPines
ALLIANCE MEMBER
I have two hanging on the wall ... but ... the 25 footer coiled up in a garbage can that I made a FLAT lid for... so I can put stuff on top.
Farrier
Well-known member
I pop the top off the vac and store hoses coiled inside the tank
Shiftless
Well-known member
I built a deep drawer maybe 16x16x12 that slides under a shelf to hold mine. (Fein vacuum with about 20 feet of hose) Just push the hose in and close the drawer. The accessories go on the bottom under the hose.
mike93lx
ALLIANCE MEMBER
Fastcap has a hose reel that you assemble yourself to match with the length of your vac hose. Last i looked, it was $80 plus a 2x4
https://www.fastcap.com/product/super-reel
https://www.fastcap.com/product/super-reel
Last edited:
MrBreeze
Well-known member
jon72vega
Well-known member
I got something similar to the 2nd picture below from Lowes to hang up my extra vac hose.
..
Blue Hawk 2-Pack 7-in Gray Steel Multi-Tool Hangers ..... Item # 217968
..
Blue Hawk 2-Pack 7-in Gray Steel Multi-Tool Hangers ..... Item # 217968
Last edited:
LS6 Tommy
Well-known member
I got something similar to the 2nd picture below from Lowes to hang up my extra vac hose.
..
Blue Hawk 2-Pack 7-in Gray Steel Multi-Tool Hangers ..... Item # 217968
Doesn't that vac come with a hose rack?
Tommy
Sawdustmaker
Well-known member
EOC_Jason
Well-known member
^^^^ +1...
jon72vega
Well-known member
Yes it does, but I purchased an extra 10 feet of hose to be able to get all the way to the front of the garage if needed.
That made for a bit more hose that what would coil up neatly on the vacuum.
James-W
Well-known member
Just drape the hose over a peg on the wall and let it hang down.
LS6 Tommy
Well-known member
I purchased an extra 14' length of hose for my Craftsman wall vac, too and it all fits on the rack.
Tommy
Last edited:
dfiler2
Well-known member
I've always thought this was a good idea if you have enough extra pipe length.
https://builtinvacuum.com/hide-a-hose/
https://builtinvacuum.com/hide-a-hose/
Farrier
Well-known member
Yep. The first time I saw a guy store the hose inside, I thought, "Holly ****", "I should have been doing this all along!"
Plump
Well-known member
Or this from Rockler: http://www.rockler.com/rockler-dust-right-shop-vacuum-hose-reel
LS6 Tommy
Well-known member
rburke65
Well-known member
I just used two small ladder brackets mounted on one of the posts of my 2 post lift. There are 3 eight foot lengths of 2" hose up off the floor. Works well for me.
RVDan
Well-known member
When I bought my shop vac the hose was packaged inside of it. I presumed everybody did it that way.
Usually I'm too lazy to empty the vacuum though so the hose stays attached and flops around and I trip over it until I step on the end and break the plastic coupler.
PCMusicGuy
Well-known member
There was a post here several years ago where a member made his own.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=284579
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=284579
soj
Well-known member
Maybe my hose isn't as long as what some of you have, I think it is only 10' long.
But I just drape mine over my vac.
jp
But I just drape mine over my vac.
jp
machsnell
Well-known member
I wonder how much suction you lose when you have 30 or so feet of hose?
I would love to get a reel as I hate the hose mess w vac but dont want to have minimal working suction.
Anyone w 30 plus feet have any insight
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
pepi
Well-known member
I find that sky hooks are very useful
mike93lx
ALLIANCE MEMBER
I have a 25 footer that i add on to the existing 6 footer on my "6.75hp" shop vac. it is from Dustless Technologies
suction is definitely less, but it works well. my main goal was to reach around my 2 car garage without moving the massive shop vac. it's fine for cleaning cars, picking up sawdust on the workbench and cleaning up the floor. when i connect it to my table saw or miter saw, it catches noticeably less saw dust than with just the standard hose.
my normal use the the factory 6' plus a 10' ridgid, which works great.
metalmagpie
Well-known member
That's great unless you have 4 or 5 hoses like I do.
I just keep mine over a hook in an out-of-the-way place.
metalmagpie
kylefitz
Well-known member
A video about the Fast Cap Super Reel. The best feature is its "counter weighted" so the hose docent unreel all the way every time you pull on the hose.
