Pool Hose to Shop-Vac or Central Vacuum

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<p>I wanted a hose in my garage that would work with my home central vacuum since I had a port in the garage. I wanted a long enough hose to vacuum out my car and truck. I found the commercial hoses are terribly expensive.</p><p>Then I discovered that pool hoses are available at much lower prices and are as durable as CV and shop vac hoses. I found a 30ft hose on <a href="https://www.amazon.com?linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=thingiverse09-20&amp;linkId=e4759bff1fa9a55a0f897d801ce2d765&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl">Amazon</a> for about $25.</p><p>The Pool fittings that come on the hose are the wrong size to fit either my CV or my shop vac. So, I cut off the ends and built the fittings I made it in Tinkercad with some help from existing designs I found in Thingiverse. I also cut the hose into 2 smaller pieces (10ft and 20ft) to make them more manageable for some jobs and made a union fitting to rejoin them when I need a really long hose.</p><p>I made a fitting that plugs into my Central Vacuum, one that fits the Shop Vac, one that fits the nozzles and a union fitting to join 2 hoses together.</p><h3>Print Settings</h3><p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p><p>Creality</p><p><strong>Printer:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Ender 3</p><p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p><p>Doesn't Matter</p><p><strong>Supports:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>No</p><p><strong>Resolution:</strong></p><p>.28</p><p><strong>Infill:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>10</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>May need brim to help with adhesion to build plate since the contact area is small.</p><h3>Post-Printing</h3><p><strong>After printing</strong></p><p>Central vac adapter can be used as printed if you have a separate switch to turn on the vacuum. I added a strip of foil tape as a conductor on mine to turn on the vac as soon as the hose is plugged in. You could also glue on a piece of foil.</p><p>These fittings screw on (counter clockwise) to a piece if pool hose with the original connector cut off.</p><p>If they don't fit perfect you can resize slightly in your slicer.</p><p>I find that light sanding and painting with a thin coat of epoxy will make a better fit and also make the fittings more durable.</p><h3>How I Designed This</h3><p>I borrowed pieces and/or concepts from the following designs on Thingiverse:</p><p>Baby Vac reduction in to central vacuum cleaner</p><p>by&nbsp;ZbynekSulc&nbsp;February 20, 2020</p><p>vacuum spiral hose connector 50mm</p><p>by&nbsp;saberlod&nbsp;April 19, 2019</p><p>Shopvac Hose Adapter Generator [Parametric]</p><p>by&nbsp;truglodite&nbsp;November 10, 2018</p><p>I chopped up, stretched, and modified these items in Tinkercad and added parts of my own to create the pieces I needed for my Pool Hose project.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Category: Tools</p>