Unpredictable waste is practically a hallmark of pumping work, and for those jobs with abrasive material, vacuum hoses that can handle unforeseen strain are a must. Plastiflex, longtime manufacturer of the Hi-Vac heavy-duty vacuum hose, has in recent years added two new products.

The Hi-Vac LTW was released in 2017, offering the same robust service as the Hi-Vac but with 10% less weight and 15% more flexibility. They also announced the release of a third option in this product family at the 2019 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show — the HVAC hose, an entry-level, light-duty version.

“The HVAC is the general-purpose, light-duty hose for nonrepetitive use, light-duty service — that type of thing,” Monper says. “If it’s more high-volume, repetitive use, that’s where the Hi-Vac would come in. If it’s moderate, medium to heavy-duty service, then you could use the lightweight product.”

Plastiflex uses a proprietary resin and fusion-bonding process for the hose cuffs to make it more resilient. Products with glued cuffs can lose their seal over time, he says.

“It’s basically taking the raw hose carcass off the production line, going to a secondary process where the cuff is inserted, and then fusion-bonded onto the hose itself. It’s a secondary process, off of the production line,” Monper says. “Our cuffs will not crack or fail at the glue joint.”

Hi-Vac hoses are not limited by type of extraction, and they excel not just in septic applications and portable restroom service, but also in environmental remediation waste extraction, Monper says.

“It doesn’t necessarily have a higher volume capacity,” Monper says. “But it’s designed to obviously suck up any sewer or septic debris, plus trash, and anything else that might get dumped in portable restrooms or other areas.”

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