SUCTION HOSE FOR USE WITH A SUCTION DEVICE

The invention refers to a suction hose (12) for use with a suction device (2), comprising a radio receiver (28) for receiving radio signals across a radio link (30). The suction hose (12) comprises a first end (14) connected to a suction opening (10) of the suction device (2) and an opposite second end (16) connected to an air outlet (18) of a hand-held electric or pneumatic power tool (20). A communication device (32) is located at or near the second end (16) of the suction hose (12), the communication device (32) comprising:- a sensor element (34) for detecting a current operation status of the hand-held electric or pneumatic power tool (20) and for outputting a sensor signal (36) depending on the detected operating status of the power tool (20),- a radio transmitter (38) for transmitting a radio signal across the radio link (30), and- a processing device (40) which is in operative connection with the sensor element (34) on the one hand and with the radio transmitter (38) on the other hand and which is adapted to cause the radio transmitter (38) to emit a radio signal depending on a sensor signal (36) received from the sensor element (34).The communication device (32) is designed to realise only unidirectional communication across the radio link (30). Manually operated switching means are assigned to the communication device (32), in particular one or more buttons, switches, keys or dials, configured to be manually actuated by a user of the power tool (20) for controlling the suction device (2) via the unidirectional communication across the radio link (30).