Author Topic: DC25 stretch hose (Read 7674 times)

ade555 · « **on:** February 26, 2016, 07:03:30 am »

Well my wife moan like hell about the stretch hose, hose will stretch but you need to hold the hoover otherwise will just hit your ankles, are they all like that and will get softer with time or I will be doing this

MVacs · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2016, 08:13:04 am »

New ones can be stiff, they do soften up with use.

beko1987 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2016, 11:11:43 am »

Put it through the washing machine on a hot wash, should relax it a bit. I used a DC75 the other week with a stupidly stiff hose, it may as well have not stretched at all and just been rigid...

renault567 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2016, 03:25:02 pm »

When i got my dc25 it had a Quаltex hose and i kept it for a few months. It was very very stiff. Got a genuine one and it is perfect, very flexible and doesnt pull back in my experience.

ade555 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2016, 08:10:14 pm »

Should I expect some sort of trade mark on original hose? so I could just check if that why I have

renault567 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2016, 08:18:44 pm »

If its a non genuine hose it will have a square cord hook (pic below)

If it has a genuine hose it will have a rounded cord hook again pic below.

beko1987 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 26, 2016, 08:20:05 pm »

Ive never noticed one. Maybe up by the wand end cuff

renault567 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 26, 2016, 08:21:50 pm »

Quote from: beko1987 on February 26, 2016, 08:20:05 pm

Ive never noticed one. Maybe up by the wand end cuff

You can also tell by that as the clip on the gen is a lighter grey. Aswell as the gen having a rectangle bump on the back.

ade555 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 26, 2016, 08:33:32 pm »

Mine has the round hook on bottom, are you sure I can wash the hose and won't damage? I did clean it with warm water but never in washing machine yet

RustySkull · « **Reply #9 on:** February 26, 2016, 09:18:58 pm »

You'll find the suction will pull the machine towards you also...

Parwaz7862 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2016, 11:39:46 pm »

We bought a brand new Dyson DC25 Animal in 2011, we had it 2 years and used it all the time, even after 2 years the hose was still stiff with lots of use! :|

But we got a brand new Dyson DC41 Mk2 Animal about a month ago, the hose is sort of loosening up already :) I'm not really too sure why, perhaps they either used a similarly different material or done something with the thickness of the material used for the hoses..

The DC25 has 220AW of suction at the hose and the DC41 mk2 animal has 198 AW so maybe that's sort of why?

Not really a fan of vacuums with less than 200 Aw often