the bottom connection for the hose to the dust bin doesn't fit properly, am I missing a part?
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I bought it for my grandchild so it's not in front of me to look at. From what I can remember you may be missing a part or something may be wrong. Try to google the vacuum and see if you can find a picture that shows that part of it.
609122
No - lower hose is on the wrong side - correct application from Spectra is CU130
1284547
I just connected it directly to the hose on my automatic pool vacuum. Basically I have one section of the hose directly connected to the vacuum inlet, then the canister then the rest of the hose connected from the other side of the canister. No special fittings.
140447
Realistically, you are not going to get a satisfactory answer to this. Every company that makes dust collection equipment has a different idea about how to couple their hoses to the collector or vacuum. What you do is you go down to the local hardware store and you find PVC fittings that you can adapt. For this saw, I cut down an old vacuum cleaner hose and then used a length of mountain bike inner-tube to fit tightly over the dust outlet and the vacuum cleaner nozzle end, then snugged everything up with hose clamps.
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Diane, I never had that problem, but the first thing I would do is empty the canister to gain 100% suction and then cup your hand over the hose to attempt to pull the cloth to the bin. If that fails, I guess you would need to call for a repair, as if the cloth is stuck, you have something much larger in the pipe and they will need to snake it out. Good luck!
775488
I have had to add 2 or even 3 hose washers when connecting two hoses. I think because it isn't perfectly round anymore.
1666034
You need to push the adapter deeper into the bag or go to the hardware store and buy a small hose clamp, mine worked okay.
1586350
Check your hose connection, this model is known to have the hose disconnect to the vacuum while being used, and it spills your dirt all back into the air instead of into the canister. It's awful.
2134059
I'm sorry,but I haven't used the hose. I bought my Kirby refurbished and when I had a question, I called the business that refurbished the vac. They were great. Answered quickly, made suggestions and solved my problem. Try calling whoever sold yours.
684145
You have the right adapter. But your hose is wrong. You should have 1/4" SAE female end at your hose.
1232164
More info needed. It could be hose thread or M22 and anything in between. What is the application? What are you connecting to and is it under pressure?
1822253
Same thing happened to me. It turned out it was the wrong model number. Check the bottom of it. I had to go with this instead
852141
I think you better check the connection between the lower section and the upper. It may not be assembled correctly. Possibly its broken....
1853339
If you are talking about the gasket between the dust cup (ie container) and the lower opening on the backbone, I called Eureka about this and they sent me a free replacement gasket. However, the gasket they sent did not fit. So they ended up sending an entire replacement vacuum. I noticed that the new vacuum has a protective lip, so a gasket is not needed (or is not visible). Anyway, call them!
483305
There are two clips on the bottom toward the hose that you squeeze in to remove the dust catcher.
1350737
Check the power cable in the back. It does not fit quite as snugly as it should on this unit.
1997386
I had the same problem, because of the bottom rubber gasket that makes it really hard to screw down tightly. I solved it by getting rid of the gasket and using plumbers putty instead. No leaks.