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Looking for the right size Shop Vac attachments

6 years ago

I've got a 10 gallon 3.5 HP Shop Vac. I purchased it at an estate sale about 10 years ago. It came with only a hose, and I want to buy some attachments for it. The label bears the number "86795-56" in small type; it doesn't say that's a model number but I don't know what else it might be.


Shop Vac hoses and attachments come in three sizes: 1 1/2 inch diameter, 1 3/4 inch, and 2 1/2 inch. This one's hose is 2 1/4 inch.


I'm measuring the outer diameter of the connector that would slide into a wand or attachment. I don't see why the size would refer to anything else. But there's the hose, 1/4 inch smaller than the manufacturer's largest size and 1/2 inch bigger than its next largest size.


Are hoses measured like dimensional lumber, so a "2 1/2 inch" hose or attachment actually measures 2 1/4"? Or is this an obsolete size that I'm just not going to find unless I get lucky on eBay?

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