Looking back I see you indeed were also looking for a cordless. A little more research, and the fact I use Ryobi 18VDC hand tools led me to the Ryobi 18VDC hand vacuum. I may try it as it uses the same battery and charger I already have for hand tools, and that is an 18V Lithium Ion battery. I believe this battery is superior but I have owned such a battery only since Christmas (present) - i can say the battery has been sitting in a very cold garage since Christmas and it still has a good charge - I needed to us a hand drill yesterday and used that battery - it was full of "pep:". I don't yet have the vac and so can't say how well it works, but a good battery is a good starting point.

We have the Electrolux Icon oven, Speed oven and Induction cooktop, ~~~~ All with the "Wavetouch Controls". We really like them and have had no problems with any of the 3 touchpads on the 3 appliances. I really like the big circles (that are named), as I can read them without fetching my glasses, (which are usually upstairs) from the kitchen. All 3 touchpads respond well to our touch, and except when spilling water on the touchpad on the cooktop, we have never seen any error msgs. When we do spill water on the cooktop touchpad, we just wipe off the water with a paper towel and we are good to go again, (no resetting, powering up/down, etc). It does take a fair amount of water to induce an error in the cooktop. Soooo, Yep, We are very pleased with the "Wavetouch Controls" and have been for about 8 years now. Gary

having just gone through this I can help you out here. Regular pvc is slightly larger so the fittings on the central vac hookups wont fit. That said there is a fix. I found a place that sells adapters to transition regular PVC to central vac pipe - Central vacuum stores they are online just google them. They also sell an inlet that hooks directly to PVC. Another well priced source for central vac parts is northside service company in danville ca. they have a webstore and an ebay storefront. I found the people at both places to be knowledgible and helpful.

ooh thinking about the dryer sheet. I have (both new lol) a shark navigator and a dog- Of course I empty the bin just about each time I use it, but there is fine dust and some hair that is caught in the back. The fine dust is a pain no matter how I try to empty it, even taking it to the big trash bin in the garage it works better but I end up with the fine dust on my hands. I must be challenged. The I am going to try the dryer sheet to see if it helps "collect" the fine dust.