An extraction cleaner comprising: a supply tank for holding cleaning liquid; a recovery tank for receiving and storing recovered liquid and dirt; a pump in fluid communication with the supply tank and operable to supply cleaning liquid from the supply tank; a suction source in fluid communication with the recovery tank and operable to draw recovered liquid and dirt into the recovery tank; a base configured to support the suction source and the pump; an external hose for transporting recovered liquid and dirt to the extraction cleaner, the external hose extending from a proximal end of the external hose to a distal end of the external hose; and a hose attachment assembly including a suction conduit removably coupled to the base, the suction conduit extending from a suction inlet connected to the proximal end of the external hose to a suction outlet in fluid communication with the recovery tank, the suction conduit configured to be removable from the base with the external hose, and a fluid coupling configured to be removable with the suction conduit, the fluid coupling extending from a coupling inlet in fluid communication with the pump to a coupling outlet coupled to a supply tube , the supply tube having one or more portions carried within the suction conduit, wherein the proximal end of the external hose is at least partially nested adjacent the base when the suction conduit is coupled to the base. a supply tank for holding cleaning liquid; a recovery tank for receiving and storing recovered liquid and dirt; a pump in fluid communication with the supply tank and operable to supply cleaning liquid from the supply tank; a suction source in fluid communication with the recovery tank and operable to draw recovered liquid and dirt into the recovery tank; a base configured to support the suction source and the pump; an external hose for transporting recovered liquid and dirt to the extraction cleaner, the external hose extending from a proximal end of the external hose to a distal end of the external hose; and a hose attachment assembly including a suction conduit removably coupled to the base, the suction conduit extending from a suction inlet connected to the proximal end of the external hose to a suction outlet in fluid communication with the recovery tank, the suction conduit configured to be removable from the base with the external hose, and a fluid coupling configured to be removable with the suction conduit, the fluid coupling extending from a coupling inlet in fluid communication with the pump to a coupling outlet coupled to a supply tube , the supply tube having one or more portions carried within the suction conduit, a suction conduit removably coupled to the base, the suction conduit extending from a suction inlet connected to the proximal end of the external hose to a suction outlet in fluid communication with the recovery tank, the suction conduit configured to be removable from the base with the external hose, and a fluid coupling configured to be removable with the suction conduit, the fluid coupling extending from a coupling inlet in fluid communication with the pump to a coupling outlet coupled to a supply tube , the supply tube having one or more portions carried within the suction conduit, wherein the proximal end of the external hose is at least partially nested adjacent the base when the suction conduit is coupled to the base. <EOS>