Tormented Souls 2 Rubber Hose: Where to Find It and How to Fix the Church Elevator

Why the Tormented Souls 2 Rubber Hose Is a Progression Item

The Church elevator in Tormented Souls 2 is dead, and the only thing standing between you and the upper balcony is a piece of hardware small enough to fit in a locker. If you're staring at an open pipe on a broken generator, the Tormented Souls 2 rubber hose is exactly what the game is waiting for. Finding the Tormented Souls 2 rubber hose isn't optional — the elevator will not move without it, and the Church's upper floor is where the Sacristy, the Administrative Office safe room, and the Other Side mirror sit.

This guide covers the exact location, the tools you need in your inventory, the installation order, and the one item players often confuse with it: the duct tape used for the Good Ending. For general game details, see the Tormented Souls 2 Steam page.

Where to Find the Rubber Hose in the Church

The Tormented Souls 2 rubber hose is not in the main chamber. It sits inside a storage room attached to the Wake Room, which itself hides behind a boarded-up doorway. That means a few prerequisites before you can even lay eyes on the item.

• Reach the Church. After escaping the School with the Master Key, head into the Commercial District. The gate to the Church opens with the Master Key, and the dial symbols you need are painted on the pavement in front of it: roses, yin-yang, and the star of the Three Wise Men.
• Bring your Crowbar. On the left half of the main chamber, a door in the middle section is blocked by wooden bars. Pry the boards off with the Crowbar.
• Cross the Wake Room. An empty casket sits near the front of the room. Take the stairs and look for the door on the right.
• Search the locker. That door leads into the Wake Room Storage. Inspect the locker inside and the Rubber Hose is yours.

According to Into Indie Games' Church walkthrough, a monster is waiting for you in the Wake Room on the way back out. Since you never need to return to that room, sprinting to the main chamber instead of firing is the cheaper option.

How to Use the Tormented Souls 2 Rubber Hose on the Church Generator

With the hose in hand, head back to the corner of the main Church chamber where the elevator sits. The generator beside it has open pipes, and the panel does nothing until the circuit is closed. You need three inventory items on you at that moment: the Rubber Hose, the Coil, and the Pliers.

One community puzzle guide describes the middle step as using a wire rather than a coil — it's the same connection point and the same sequence, just a different label. If the panel still refuses to respond, check that both the hose and the connector are seated before you use the Pliers.

Once the Tormented Souls 2 rubber hose is installed and the circuit is tight, the elevator takes you to the top floor. Follow the balcony around: shotgun ammo and painkillers sit in the rear corner, though grabbing them triggers a zombie ambush. A door on the far side leads to the Sacristy, and the corridor beyond drops you into the Administrative Office — the Church's safe zone and the best place to save before pushing on.

Rubber Hose vs. Duct Tape: Don't Mix Them Up

Search results for the Tormented Souls 2 rubber hose and for the duct tape overlap heavily, because both items are picked up after the School section and both require a detour. They do completely different jobs, and only one of them is mandatory.

The duct tape route runs like this: return to the Convent, break the red-brick wall in the Refectory with the Sledgehammer, and follow the West Corridor. Head left, climb the wooden stairs, deal with the ghost that attacks you, and continue until a door on your left opens into the Dormitories. The Duct Tape sits on a table in a cobwebbed bedroom, and enemies ambush you the second you pick it up — run for the exit rather than fighting. From there it's back to the School, through the Girls' Restroom mirror to the Other Side, and down to the Director's Office.

Community reports from SurvivalHorrors' puzzle guide describe the Good Ending as fully optional and easy to lock yourself out of, since the Church progression pushes you past the point where Miguel can be saved.

Church Elevator Tips and Common Mistakes

• Carry the whole kit at once. The Crowbar for the boarded door, then the Rubber Hose, Coil, and Pliers for the generator. Shuttling back and forth through the Church costs more time than any enemy encounter in the area.
• Expect ambushes, not bosses. The Church stretch has no boss fights, so your ammo problems come from zombies and mutants rather than a big set piece. Save bullets in the Wake Room.
• Don't count on a map. Unlike earlier zones, the Church has no map of its own, so memorize the route from the elevator to the Sacristy and the Administrative Office.
• Remember the mirror is upstairs. The Other Side mirror is on the balcony behind the steel gates, so the elevator is your only way to reach it. If you're stuck wondering why the mirror won't appear, the answer is usually a generator that's still dry.

The Tormented Souls 2 rubber hose solves one problem, not two. Installing it gets you upstairs; it does nothing for Miguel, and it won't unlock any ending by itself.

FAQ

Where is the Tormented Souls 2 rubber hose located? It's in a locker inside the Wake Room Storage. From the Church's main chamber, use the Crowbar on the door blocked by wooden bars, cross the Wake Room, take the stairs, and enter the door on the right.

What items do you need to install the rubber hose? Three: the Rubber Hose itself, the Coil for the hose connection point, and the Pliers to tighten it. The Crowbar is also needed earlier to open the boarded door at the Wake Room entrance.

Does the Tormented Souls 2 rubber hose unlock the Good Ending? No. The Good Ending depends on the Duct Tape, which you use on the mannequin's neck in the School's Director's Office (Other Side) to keep Miguel alive. The hose is required for story progression; the tape is an optional branch.

Can you skip the Church elevator entirely? No. The balcony, the Sacristy, the Administrative Office, and the Church's Other Side mirror are all above it, so the generator repair is a mandatory step before the Undercroft and the Bunker.