The Sandia 80-0501 is a 25-foot vacuum and solution hose set for portable carpet extractors. It covers the two hose runs a cleaning wand needs: a solution line that carries cleaning fluid out to the tool, and a larger vacuum line that pulls soil and waste water back to the recovery tank. It is sold as hoses only, with no wand included, so it is bought mainly by carpet cleaning operators replacing hoses that have kinked, split or lost suction, and by shops that keep a spare set on the truck.
Specifications
- Manufacturer part number: 80-0501
- Vacuum hose length: 25 feet
- Vacuum hose diameter: 1.5 inches
- Solution hose length: 25 feet
- Solution hose fittings: 1/4-inch female and male quick disconnects
- Weight: 12 lbs
- Wand: not included
What the 25-foot length buys you
Hose length sets how far an operator can work from the machine. A 25-foot run lets a technician cover a room, or work a flight of stairs, without stopping to reposition the extractor. That matters most in occupied commercial space, hospitality work and multi-level buildings, where moving the machine means moving cords, tanks and everything else with it.
Solution and vacuum hose in one part number
The two hoses do opposite jobs and are built differently. The solution hose is the small-diameter, pressure-rated line feeding the wand jets. The vacuum hose is the 1.5-inch line that returns dirty water, so it is built to resist collapsing under suction. Buying them together as one assembly keeps both at the same age and the same length, which avoids the common situation of a new hose paired with an old one that is already the weak link.
Fits
Confirm fitment against your machine model number before ordering. Distributor listings for this assembly describe it as suiting Sandia Sniper extractors and other carpet extraction systems, but that description is general rather than a specific model list, and Sandia does not publish a machine compatibility list for this part number. Quick-disconnect fittings and vacuum cuffs vary between machines and between model years, so check the fittings on your extractor against the 1.5-inch vacuum connection and 1/4-inch solution quick disconnects listed above.
Related Sandia part numbers you may see when comparing options: 80-0502 is the 25-foot solution hose assembly on its own, 80-0503 is the 25-foot vacuum hose with cuffs on its own, and 80-0500 is a 25-foot hose set supplied together with a stainless steel dual jet wand. If you need the wand as well as the hoses, 80-0500 is the kit to compare against this one.
Replacing worn extractor hoses
Extraction hoses are consumable. Vacuum hose gets dragged across door thresholds and stair nosings and eventually cracks or crushes, which shows up as lost lift and carpet that stays wetter than it should. Solution hose fails differently, usually at the fittings, and shows up as weeping connections or a pressure drop at the wand. If recovery has fallen off and the vacuum motor and gaskets check out, the hose is the next thing to look at.
Discount Cleaning Products is an authorized dealer for the equipment and replacement parts it sells, and supports customers from the United States. If you are unsure whether this assembly is the right part for your extractor, contact us with your machine model number before ordering.
