Ridgid shop vac question

[mmorris]

Recently I bought a 14 gallon Ridgid shop vac (with a Cyclone Dust Deputy attached) to collect dust from the Shopsmith and other power tools. It has a 2 1/2" hose but the swivel end (where the accessories attach has internally reduced this 2 1/2 inches down to about 1, inch which negates the larger hoses' effectiveness.
Question; can this internal restriction be drilled out (it looks as if it can) without damaging the motor or reducing the efficiency of the vac?

[kameljoe21]

can you take a pic of it
and can you order the part IF so then take the chance and try it
but order the part first so that if it doesnt work then you can replace it

[mmorris]

Here are a couple of pics of the system and the constriction7500

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[Ed in Tampa]

Recently I bought a 14 gallon Ridgid shop vac (with a Cyclone Dust Deputy attached) to collect dust from the Shopsmith and other power tools. It has a 2 1/2" hose but the swivel end (where the accessories attach has internally reduced this 2 1/2 inches down to about 1, inch which negates the larger hoses' effectiveness.
Question; can this internal restriction be drilled out (it looks as if it can) without damaging the motor or reducing the efficiency of the vac?

I saw the picture and read what you said above but I'm lost. What swivel? I wasn't aware that Ridgid vacs had a swivel any where in the hose. Which end is it? Why do you mention "without damaging the motor"? If the hose is detachable how would you damage the motor drilling it? If the hose isn't detachable then I really lost as to where this swivel is located.
There is a piece of this puzzle missing.

[mmorris]

This "swivel" is an attachment that fits into the end of the bare hose. I guess it doesn't swivel, but ROTATES so you can rotate any attachment that you fit into this piece. It fits into the end of the hose; not where the hose attaches to the vac.
I mentioned possible motor damage, because I believe some types of fans are manufactured with a certain amount of required resistance and if that resistance is lessened the motor might run faster and overheat.
I guess if you could run the vac without ANY hose attached for long periods of time without damage, removing the restriction wouldn't hurt anything. But I don't know if you can do this.
As far as efficiency, I know that my shop's central dust collection system (4 inch duct)seems to have better suction when you open more than one dust port (which are attached to power tools with 2 1/2 inch hoses).

[oldc6]

I just purchased a new rigid shop vac a month ago. the hose has no restrictor of any kind in it.. went back to home depot and looked at other ones, no restrictor of any kind.. can you pull this thing out of the hose? it would seem like it is something extra someone stuck in the hose.....

[mmorris]

Interesting. I may be able to pull this out, but probably will have to cut it out. So do all the attachments just fit directly into the end of the bare hose?

[mmorris]

Thanks to all who responded. After Oldc6's post, I revisited the issue. I see the problem. The original hose that came with the Ridgid Vac was 3-4' long. When I bought the Dust Deputy Cyclone to connect with the Vac, it came with a six foot, 2 1/2" hose. When these two systems are interconnected, the Ridgid hose now connects to the Cyclone, and the Cyclone's hose now becomes the last hose in the system. This is the hose with the restriction in it, not the Ridgid hose. See the picture in my post above if you are confused (As I was:). I'll buy a new Ridgid hose to replace the restricted Cyclone hose. Thanks for the responses. Now I can REALLY suck!