Thread: Shop vac fittings

I'd imagine you should be able to get these things from almost any Godfrey's or similar store. I bought the parts I needed from the Godfrey's store in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. They had everything I needed as well as a bunch of fittings I did not know existed.

Maybe a heater hose ? Car spares, wreckers, chain store.

I have a 'real' brand name Shop Vac, and it fits 2.25" collared hoses, such as those sold by Festool (or Mr Nozzle is your wallet is slimmer - see Lee Valley or Rockler) as do the big barrel shop vacuums sold by Aldi from time to time - the pipe may be smaller but the plugs are the same.

I also have an old barrel vac which is not entirely Shop Vac compatible - the hose has a turn/lock fitting and the pipe is a bit smaller, so anything is possible. You may have to make a 'plumber's nightmare' from bits of plastic pipe & one of the one-size-fits-many plastic stepped adaptors that are sold by people like Carbatec to make an adaptor for standard vacuum hoses to fit your particular machine.

Originally Posted by bsrlee

I have a 'real' brand name Shop Vac, and it fits 2.25" collared hoses, such as those sold by Festool (or Mr Nozzle is your wallet is slimmer - see Lee Valley or Rockler) as do the big barrel shop vacuums sold by Aldi from time to time - the pipe may be smaller but the plugs are the same.

I also have an old barrel vac which is not entirely Shop Vac compatible - the hose has a turn/lock fitting and the pipe is a bit smaller, so anything is possible. You may have to make a 'plumber's nightmare' from bits of plastic pipe & one of the one-size-fits-many plastic stepped adaptors that are sold by people like Carbatec to make an adaptor for standard vacuum hoses to fit your particular machine.

Im pretty sure the outlet on mine is 2.25" but I havent actually measured it. Just been using the hose that came with it.

Also cheers for the replies, I will check out godfreys (never thought of them)

Masters stock Shop Vac fittings.

Originally Posted by Mulgabill

Masters stock Shop Vac fittings.

oh sweat, that's 3 things now that masters sell that bunnings doesn't , which kind of sucks because i get 20% off at Bunnings

For those interested what i ended up doing was buying a 2-1/2" hose kit from Rockler, and then I will use PVC pipe step downs for the tools that require it.