Stick a Funnel on the Vacuum Hose to Reach Into Tight Spots

The Problem

Vacuum crevice tools only go so narrow, and the spots that collect the worst debris — car vents, window tracks, sliding-door rails, keyboard-grade crevices — are narrower. A wide hose end hovers over them moving air without moving grit.

The Technique

1. Take a kitchen or automotive funnel and seat its wide end into (or over) the vacuum hose end. Tape the joint if it's loose — leaks kill the effect.
2. Vacuum with the spout. The full suction of the hose now pulls through the funnel's narrow tip, and air velocity at the opening jumps accordingly.
3. Work the spout along tracks and into vents — the concentrated stream lifts debris a bare hose leaves rattling in place.