PowerTec 70239 6" x 5' PVC Woodworking and Shop Vacuum, 6 Inch Collector Dust Collection Fittings 5 Feet | Flexible Clear Vue Heavy Duty, 6" x5' Hose

This “tunnel” is all of our ferrets’ favorite thing to play in, sleep in, and stash toys in. It’s easy to wash with a ferret shampoo and a scrubber in a bath tub of hot water. Then hand towel or hang dry over night. The only downside was the initial smell that took a few months to start to leave. After three deep cleans, the smell finally started to settle down. I always look for heavy duty items that will be a long term investment. This way our ferrets are less likely to destroy and/or ingest things they shouldn’t. This product meets all expectations: * Durable construction that won’t collapse, trap, or injure * Safe for continuous use * Wide enough for multiple ferrets to play, sleep, and stash toys in at the same time * Long enough to be exciting to play in * Easy to clean and dry * Novel and fun * Doesn’t encourage chewing or destructive behaviors due to quality build Other things to note: *Room temperature doesn’t go below 60 degrees or above 75 degrees Fahrenheit. * Tunnel is always kept indoors. * Cleaning bath water temperature doesn’t go above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. * Cleaning is with a pet safe shampoo specifically made for skin and coat contact. * A standard soft dish scrubber 🧽 is used to minimize scratching or accidental damage to the tunnel. * Any pet “accidents” cleaned up beautifully from the product without lingering odors or damage when cleaned up with 6 hours of onset — sometimes messes occur overnight and they are cleaned up promptly in the morning. * Drying with a high absorbency microfiber cleaning cloth or a standard cotton hand towel yields the best results. * Cleaning tunnel daily/weekly when in use with pets will minimize dirt, dust, allergies, and negative respiratory effects from particles shed in the tunnel. Confined spaces need to be kept clean for optimal health. We’ve had this tunnel for almost 8 months and no issues. Will absolutely be purchasing more.

Sturdy flexible hose

I used this to connect the 5 inch intake on my Oneida Mini-Dust Gorilla to an 18 inch bandsaw. The dust collector is only a foot or two away from the bandsaw, and I’m sure I could get more suction if I shortened the hose. Still fiddling with the arrangement and will shorten the hose once I’ve figured out the placement. Solid and smooth metal ducting would be more efficient but would limit flexibility. Hose looks sturdy enough but hard to tell about long-term durability. I have another 5 inch hose from Oneida. It was more expensive and is stiffer/less flexible, but in 3 years of use it has held up very well.

worked well as a replacement tube on our lawn vac, now it really sucks (in a good way!) held up to many hours of lawn cleaning

I tried to run this around a bend. It’s didn’t collapse exactly, but it bent in a very strange way that restricted air flow. I was expecting this to be a tough as most of the 4” hose I have, but it’s much softer. That may be a good thing for some people.