Thank you for making this video. I went down this same rabbit hole. I'll try to share what I learned in hopes that it helps someone else out there... This system is called, 'AirLock' and it is Dewalt's proprietary dust management solution that makes their tools OSHA compliant. The first problem is that they don't expect you to use a wet/dry vac with their tools. They expect you to use a HEPA filter equipped dust extractor such as their DWV010 or DWV012 which come with a special hose that only connects to tools with their AirLock dust port. This is why they don't include an adapter with the tool. Even the dust separator isn't really intended to be used for dust extraction. It is made to prolong the life of your wet/dry vac filter when cleaning up the floor. Here is some good news: You don't need to run a 2-1/2 inch hose to these tools. Remember, the tool manufacturer tells you how big the hose needs to be when they set the size of the dust port on the tool. The air flow is only as great as the smallest point so using a larger hose won't make things better. The DWV9000 is reverse threaded for a 1-1/4 inch hose such as this one from Rona for only 30 loonies.... www.rona.ca/en/product/project-source-8-ft-x-125-in-black-plastic-hose-for-wet-and-dry-3-gal-vacuum-ps08-2517-45585013 This hose, together with the DWV9000, allows you to connect any AirLock tool to a vac (or cyclone) with a 2-1/2 inch inlet. It is a much less bulky solution than using their 'Large Hose Adapter' and no bigger than needed. I found this especially helpful when connecting to the back of my mitre saw which swings back and forth and up and down with each cut. I also paid extra for the dust port on my circular saw... and it works really well... but having to use two different adapters and a big shop vac hose makes it really difficult to use. The DWV9000 screws on to the end of this hose like it was meant to be there and makes using these tools so much nicer. The elephant in the room here is that the consumer market is but an after thought for Dewalt. Their bread and butter consists of sales reps that sell directly to larger contractors/construction businesses, as well as commercial and industrial operations. These businesses get inspected regularly and will not purchase anything that fails to meet health and safety standards. This is also why it is so difficult for regular consumers to get any information on (or sometimes even access to) some of these specialized products. They don't expect you to buy it. I too, am a Dewalt fan-boy but there are days...

Thank you for the info Man, you save me a lot of time, know that great people like you make a difference

I subscribed when you said you're a Dewalt fanboy!

I just bought both of these attachments based on your video. Thank you for trying to make this easy to understand.

thanks for doing all the searching for me.

Thank you for doing this video. We have been trying to figure out this mystery.

I took the dust collector bag that came with the saw through the bag away and use the part that goes to the saw as an adapter and use the parts that you get at the store the multi adapters and made it work out pretty decent

About 6-7 yrs ago I bought a dewalt dust extractor. I think it was about $700 It came with a twist loc type end on the hose. That wouldn’t fit any tools. I then bought the accy kit with all different nozzles and a carry bag. Probably around $80-100. Those accys would not fit the twist loc on the dust extractor. I called dewalt twice, spent way too much time and was told I bought the wrong accy kit. They gave me a part number ordered another kit for another$80-100 and voila, that didn’t work either. Called dewalt again, spent way too much time and no one there knows how to fix the problem. Long story long, I had weeks and weeks, all sorts of parts dewalt told me to buy, and way too much $ into a glorified shop vac. I don’t know how I finally figured it all it but I found a dewalt adapter that fit the twist loc and reduced it to fit all the attachment accys I bought. How do u sell a $700 vacuum, an $100 accy kit and nothing comes with either to make them one??? 6 yrs later, I see ur video, and I’m triggered!!! I now use 90% Milwaukee and festool. F U dewalt.

For years I've just been putting my shop hose over the top of the first adapter 😂 always thought it was clumsy application never thought i needed additional pieces until i started using the drywall pole sander and the hose kept falling off 🤦 Thank you for the video

Thanks for sharing this information.. 😁..

FYI @ 3:26 - you don’t ‘screw’ the DWE9000 onto the tool’s dust chute. Just slide it over the chute, hold the end ring nearest the tool while rotating the adapter’s base counter clockwise. This willcreates the “air lock” by engaging its inner ball bearings. Turn clockwise to unlock and pull off.

I just FINALLY discovered (after buying YET ANOTHER adapter). I Realized the adapter I bought to adapt the DW900 was threaded left handed. THEN I realized the DW900 had left handed threads in it. And Lo and Behold unscrewed the end off my Ridgid 1 7/8” hose (Also Left handed) and PRESTO. The DW900 threads right on to it PERFECTLY. NO other adapters needed. I face Palmed myself so hard I nearly needed the Paramedics.

I wish I had seen your video a couple of years ago... I too am all in on the dewalt platform and went thru the same issue. Dust collection is an issue with dewalt and it's a shame they seem to want to nickel & dime their customers rather then help them out... none of the dewalt tools are cheap and at these prices they could include the adapter

The air lock fits the Henry vac without the other attachments

You said "Say "that" 3 times..." Would it be "that, that, that"? KIdding aside, I have a lot of Dewalt tools (recommended by my son (over using Craftsman), and I like Dewalt a lot. Connecting the Dewalt dust collector to my 6.5HP Craftsman (25+ years old and still running great) was not a problem (90 degree PVC elbow did the trick). Connecting the dust collector hose to other tools is the challenge. I have a detailed sheet listing all the attachments to the DWV9000 and they total about $125 on Amazon. Expensive to have all the various attachments.

I totally agree with you. SHAME on Stanley/DeWalt/Black & Decker for making your dust collection adapters SO INCAPATABLE. The two parts you highlighted are STILL TERRIBLE! It's no wonder why other companies are taking the lead on adapters. I'm embarrassed to say that Stanley/DeWalt/Black & Decker's HQ is less then a MILE from my home. What else needs to be said for Stanley/DeWalt/Black & Decker to get your SHIT together?

Great Video! I totally agree! I’m a “DeWalt Guy” also! With that being said, I need a DeWalt adapter for my DeWalt DWE7485 Table Saw going into my DeWalt DXV09P Shop Vacuum? Help!

The adapters are made for dedicated dust extractors, not shop vacs. Extractors have a smaller diameter hose.

Thank you for your time and effort. However, I wish you could have connected to the stock DeWalt shop vac hose that came with yours. The female threads on the air-lock adapter do not fit. Frustration continues. Someone explained that DeWalt dust extraction units are why these adapters don’t fit the regular old shop vac hoses sold with DeWalt shop vacs.

One cool thing though, the 1-1/4" hose on the DeWalt cordless vacuum is exactly the same size as the Ridgid auto detailing kit. All the bits and pieces fit like a glove, or you can swap out the 5' DeWalt hose for the 10' Ridgid hose. But yeah, DeWalt customer service was useless. I had to figure it out myself.

Does the 9190 allow you to connect a standard shop vac wand to vacuum the floor?

Just hit this problem in New Zealand, today and those adapters are $109nzd - $65usd!!! Honestly it’s the last straw for me, ryobi and adapters for dewalt batteries from now on. as a DIYer, if the ryobi breaks its half the price to replace, they have twice the range of products, and everything works. Ridiculous.

What model vac do you have and what is the hose diameter?

Don’t forget dwv9140 and dwv9150.

Going through this annoying process right now. Pretty sure Dewalt designed their wet/dry vacs to not work with their hand tools without jumping through hoops so that you need to spend a ton of cash on their dust collector. This is making me think twice about investing more into Dewalt if this is how things are going to be.

3:15 صديقي هذه القطعة لا تحتاج الى لولبتها في المحول فقط ادخالها ثم قم بلف الحلقه ليتم اغلاقها

Dewalt should include this in their manuals, pretty ridiculous and overcomplicated

Dewalt makes stupid adapter that isn't sold anywhere. Customer has to attach hose to brand new drywall sander with duck tape.

Same problems here, and I live in South Africa where I haven't been able to find adapter stock at all. The DW distributors here are less than helpful and DeWalt global keeps sending me back to them so I have a seriously bad taste about this. Ordering on Amazon costs more in shipping and customs than the price of the partd, so very unhappy... I'm also a big fanboy, I keep losing my way round the shop because everything is yellow and black and not Stanley, but the look is ruined by duct tape and pool pipe jury rigs all over to get things to work. Kind of let's the brand down.

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This is mind numbing. Buying a dewalt shopvac to use with you dewalt saws and sanders and not being able to hook them up together is really something else 😑