Dyson DC05 - Split hose

[Spudmeister]

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Hi.

I have a Dyson DC05, the hose has split/parted near the the wand/handle.  I would guess that this is a very common failure with a straight forward solution but I have found little to nothing about this on the Dyson Forums.

The only remotely relevant and helpful information I have so far found has been this

Obviously the simplest (but not cheapest) solution would be to buy a replacement hose.  So I checked out Manchester Vacs and cannot find one.
OK next step - repair the hose ?  The above link shows what seems like a good solution - cut out the split section and glue on a new end fitting/'cuff'.  So off again to Manchester Vacs looking for a replacement 'cuff' .... no joy.

So I'm left with duct tape!

Does anyone have any suggestions as to a solution?

Thanks in advance.

[macman]

Can you not re-use the original cuff after cutting the damaged section of the hose back?

[Spudmeister]

Hi
Re-use the cuff? possibly.

The hose is glued to the cuff and so far I have failed to separate them. To do so I may damage the cuff. Before commiting to that route I wanted to know if there is either a) a good way to do it, or b) an alternative involving a spare cuff.