Vacuum canister

[tucknroll]

My hideaways wasn't going up and down so I pulled the canister out and it's rusted through.  I connected the 2 hoses together and hit the switch and they work faster than I can run around to check them. I popped the thing the hoses connect to off and it broke. I have the exact size can so my question is so I have to use that exact piece or could I use something similar or can I just leave it off and bypass it permanently.  Thanks

[myk]

You can use any size can; I heard some were using food cans?  I bypassed mine because the reproduction canisters are too expensive to be a priority for me....