How is the best way to clean the suction hose?

I have cleaned it with a parts grabber (looks like a little spider in the end of a flexible shaft) and it sort of works...however, I would like to know how to take it out of the unit so I can really clean it out. I guess I am looking for a way to do this without breaking the little tabs, etc... Is there a book for this unit that would show the teardown/rebuild procedure?

Rick Johnson Jul 21, 2008

I picked up a long, thin lint brush and it worked beautifully without taking anything apart.

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Go to thehooverstore - they list your machine and have diagrams and parts with price lists

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