How to easily make Wet Dry Vac Hose to PVC pipe adaptors

[@KruseMilitaryShop]

Holy crap!! Brilliant!! I feel so dumb now. I have been searching for adapters, making makeshift couplers, using ridiculous amounts of tape and silicone...you name it! not one time did I ever think about grabbing my heat gun. Thank you! Months of doing the wrong thing, and the answer was so simple and right in front of my eyes. You are a lifesaver.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Glad it helped.

[@kellyw1648]

This is great in 2 ways. It helps figure out my fittings for dust collection and now I don't feel so bad about how dirty my shop it. Merry Christmas to All.

[@Wombatantify]

Merry belated Christmas!

[@arthilliker3721]

Thank You ! I'm getting ready to connect up my vac system. I'm getting tired of "house cleaning" after every job, or catching up with that "I'll clean it up after "this" job bad habit I've become much to lazy about !! ..... lol. .... Thanks Again ! You have a new subscriber !!

[@bebekguitar2007]

this is brilliant! I never would've thought the PVC would become so flexible with some heat. Totally gonna use this

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Glad you like it!

[@xxResistOrServexx]

first vid I watched in my quest to not spend 40 -50 bucks on a cheaply made gutter cleaning adapter set and now I'm good to go . Thanks!!!!!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Glad I could help

[@ChristopherOverstreet1]

Everyone be careful when heating PVC, when it starts to burn it is highly toxic. If you smell anything, you are inhaling poison. The margin between making the PVC malleable vs. burning is small. Keep the heat moving and even just like he does in the video. Don't get the heat gun too close! Have fun. Thanks for this video, it was a great reminder of a very useful "trick".

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Thanks for the tip

[@ScottATL999]

Good to know...Thanks

[@oh.ok_woodwork]

I was wondering about this while I smelled the plastic 🥲 thanks, will wear my respirator for the remainder!

[@michebre]

Thank you so much. Brilliant video. Easy to follow.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

You're very welcome!

[@brianh4676]

perfect. exactly the info i was looking for. thanks!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@charlespatt]

Here's another PVC / Heat-gun tip- I took a 3" PVC threaded adapter, set it on my table, and then I set the back-end of the heat gun into it to help hold the heat gun upright. That frees up my hands and heat gun is pretty stable. I actually glued the 3" PVC to a small piece of wood base to make it more stable.

[@steveocvirek6671]

What a great idea. I never knew you could heat PVC up like that (and I have worked with it for years). THANK YOU for that tip.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

You are so welcome!

[@jlh5995]

Hey DIYeastcrafts, thank you so much for taking the time and effort to product this great tutorial on adapting PVC pipe and fittings to shop vac systems. I've spent too much time trying to find fittings to purchase and you've solved my problem.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@signmeupruss]

Very nice. Thank you so much.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Most welcome 😊

[@shannonrollins2495]

Fantastic idea using a heat gun to manipulate the pvc to the needed diameter. I wish I thought of that!

[@danalaniz7314]

Really great solution. Thanks so much.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Glad it helped

[@TheWeatherdon]

You solved my problem. Thank you

[@thymekiller]

Clever. Thank you. This is very helpful and I never would have thought of that. Thanks.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

You're very welcome!

[@cheatham1973]

Great job. I have a make shift dust collector but after this I'm starting over. Keep it up Dan

[@stuffandymakes1648]

Genius technique!

[@seabreezes54]

Thank you, this is just what I needed to know. After checking 3 containers of PVC parts and learning they don’t connect to my wet/dry vac-I found this video. And I have the heat gun so I’m going to do this so that I can drain my AC drain line between service calls and save me some money!

[@seabreezes54]

BTY I am a 70yr old woman!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Awesome!!!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

70 Years Young!!

[@elfentrol]

Worked perfectly! Thank you!

[@larrybyrne4467]

That worked perfectly. Thank you

[@DIYeasycrafts]

You're welcome!

[@perkinsrk]

Thanks for posting this. I just did it and it worked great!

[@aaronjonesgospel]

Awesome and looks really easy. Going to try it in my shop this week as I set up my system!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

This is great, wish I'd thought of this. Thanks

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bentheyoung1901]

This was a really helpful video. I’ve been improving my dust collection and this will save me a lot of money. Thanks 👍

[@DIYeasycrafts]

You are so welcome!

[@hjlamb]

Fantastic idea and great presentation! Thanks for sharing.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@chrisbroome]

Absolutely brilliant. And an excuse to buy a heat gun!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Thank you

[@ronmcneal1569]

Brilliant!! Thanks!!!

[@BrianFDeVore]

Amazing, thank you!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Glad you liked it!

[@dereksimpson4898]

Well done very clever I'll be using this technique for my vacuuming needs! 👍

[@TheRosstaman]

Brilliant! I wonder if you can also heat up the couplers or pipes in the oven (size permitting) and use an oven mitt to handle it whilst making the fitting.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

That's a great idea!

[@jericosha2842]

Great idea!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Thanks!

[@bobfalk2896]

Thanks for the tip!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Happy to help!

[@johnmanmano182]

Genius!!! Question, I dont own a heat gun...so is there any recommendations on a min/max wattage I should be looking for?

[@DIYeasycrafts]

No I just buy the cheap ones at harbor freight. Then I dont have to worry when it gets destroyed

[@comk135]

Hi, this video is very helpful - thank you! I need to make a connection from 2" PVC pipe to the vacuum port of Vacmaster Vac (the vac port is 2.26" ID). 2" PVC pipe is about 2.38" OD. Wonder how to make the PVC pipe smaller instead? Thanks.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Heat it up, put a hose clamp over the PVC, slide it over the fitting and then clamp down on the hose clamp

[@erniehenshaw4161]

great tips

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Glad you like them!

[@raisinggrainwoodworking]

This works great, I do it with all my tools and vacs, but I'll also add, you are loosing a lot of suction by going up in diameter. You should only go down in size as you move away from the vacuum.

[@MjPersonal]

Wow! Just what I've been looking for. So did you ever install your dust collection system?

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Yes I did

[@reddlief]

can you use a hose clamp to make the pvc SMALLER?

[@NINJA2da]

awesome. ty boss man

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Glad it helped

[@bilham030757]

Cool!

[@dennissmith2673]

Warning, this is a good idea but you need to add a bare copper ground wire inside the run of pvc for the vac. PVC builds up a static charge that can cause the sawdust to catch fire. It's code! Make sure the copper wire is attached to a ground.

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Thanks for the info

[@jackspradt1562]

good stuff.

[@worldtraveler8571]

We use fire when heathguns are not available. Same principle.

[@MarkThomas123]

I think I saw some blast gates.. Have you ever tried to shrink 4" Sewer Pipe? The 4" needs to shrink about 1/4" in overall diameter. It is obvious from your videos, it will easily increase in size.. But, have you tried to shrink it? Like for making Blast gates out of Sewer pipe, that the 4" flex hose will go over and a snug fit? They are about the same size each, and the Sewer pipe needs to shrink a bit. Ever try to heat one up and let it cool, without doing anything else? Would it shrink?

[@gwiz7450]

Why don’t tool manufacturers simply utilize standard sizes and measurements so that their customers can easily adapt common materials, tooling and accessories.

[@Dennis.5150]

Use two 45 degree pvc fittings connected together by a short straight pvc piece and you will get better flow/suction.

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[@foodparadise5792]

Thanks for reminding me my heat gun. I was using a torch when the heat gun was laying there, silly me.

[@jamie7823]

Thanks bud

[@DIYeasycrafts]

No problem 👍

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[@carchi1]

sounds like Woody Allen !

[@CurseTheDarkness]

Use gloves!