Question for Kapex owners

[Jeff Monson]

I have a kapex with the ct22 vacuum attached, I have not upgraded to the larger hose and I'm wondering if its worth the extra $$$. I'm not really impressed with the dust collection with the small hose, and was wondering if the larger volume hose would do much better of a job.

[JIM HERNANDEZ]

I have a kapex which is attached to my ridgid shop vac with its upgraded hose. I was skeptical about changing the hose, but I can say that it is definitely worth it. The dust collection with the ridgid is now great. Hope that helps you with your decision.

Jim

[Matt Winterowd]

I've always used the larger hose, so I can't compare, but I would say that if you're not impressed with the dust collection, then the larger hose is worth the upgrade. I get amazingly little dust off my Kapex.

[Chris Rosenberger]

I have use both the small & large hoses. The large hose works much better.

[Ed Gibbons]

I have read good thinks about the Kapex.

[Matt Meiser]

Ridgid makes a really nice hose that is pretty comparable to the Festool hoses (except its orange) and fits on the vac end. I seem to recall that it would take some adapting to fit my TS55 properly. I don't know how that compares to a Kapex.

[Erik Frederiksen]

I have used both hoses with my Kapex and CT 22 and can verify that with the larger hose the dust collection is noticeably better.

[Jeff Monson]

Thanks for the great answers, Matt, does the rigid hose attach to the ct22 without adaptors? I'm assuming the rigid hose is alot less expensive than the festool hose?

[Matt Meiser]

Yes, Festool vacs use the standard size on the vac-end.