Upgraded Replacement Hose Handle for Shark Rotator Lift-Away Vacuums | for Series NV500, NV501, NV502, NV503, NV504, NV505, NV510, NV520, NV552, UV560, & More Models, OEM # 1245FC500

Quick return, exactly as advertised

So far, so good. Hose is thinner than original.

Makes a difference with my cleaning

As others have said this replacement part for the Shark vacuum cleaner is Better than the original because the hose is more flexible, making it easier to reach places that are distant from the vacuum itself. It was easy to move the Shark hose retaining ring from the original (now broken) hose, onto the replacement hose. I followed the steps below, which only took about 10 minutes. 1) cut through the spring steel in original hose with a small hand held grinder - - - do this first 2) slide the original hose retaining ring off of the original hose at the newly cut hose-end 3) using an ultra-thin hack saw blade, slowly cut through the white outside ring and the red internal ring of the original hose retaining ring. 4) drop these parts into a cup of hot (boiled) water so they become slightly pliable; remove and immediately spread the rings just enough to clip each ring over the replacement hose... 5) slide a small thin piece of cardboard between the cut area of the red ring and the new hose under it, to insulate the high (melting) heat of the soldering iron tip from the new hose! 6) using a clean Hot soldering iron tip, carefully mend the red ring by smooshing the melted red edges toward the thin cut, from both sides - do not touch or melt the new hose. Also do not overdo the mend; only melt enough to bring the melted ends together. When cool, remove the cardboard. 7) slide the white (cut) ring over the (now mended) red ring. 8) repeat step 6, again being careful not to touch and melt the new hose. 9) slide the mended ring assembly along the new hose to the optimal position. (You want to have the ring low enough to keep the hose tension off the handle; that is the part of the original hose that eventually tore through from over-flexing, in my case.) 10) click the original hose retaining rings ball into the vacuum cleaners spherical socket. Voila.

I was very disappointed when my hose tore on my shark vacuum. I have owned the Purple NV501 for 12 years and it is still a fantastic product. I found this replacement and it saved my vacuum. Well worth the price!

Worked great!

Ripped the original shark hose bought this and it was perfect easy install and looks great

Was surprised that this replacement handle/hose is way better than the original. Recommend highly

it was what i needed

Packaged well arrived on time. works nice as it should.