How important is central vacuum?
Kristin S
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Central Vacuum(Hide-A-Hose)
Comments (6)Hi Brady! I have a Hide-a-Hose thanks to the Building a Home Forum! You simply must go over there and read all about it. I will be surprised if you are not sold - I was! We have had our Hide-A-Hose for about 18 months now and we *love* this thing! I'll try to answer your questions: 1) I used to have a central vac with a hose that you had to carry around. Hated it! I actually preferred using a canister vac to that thing. The HaH is not the same at all. As others will tell you, when you pull the hose out - pull it all out, because even though you only intended to get those crumbs off the kitchen floor, once you are moving you just keep going. This hose weighs next to nothing when deployed and you don't even think about it as you move from room to room. 2) Correct! No coil tendencies at all. I have 2 outlets - one is 50 feet and the other is 55. We have a 3300 sq ft single story and the hoses are on opposite ends of the house - just where I wanted them! I have quite a bit of overlap with these lengths - which is great! 3) The number of inlets is not important as you probably would not be using them simultaneously. Although I "could" use both of mine at the same time, the suction would defiantly be compromised, so I never do. In addition to the 3 inlets you mentioned - lots of people have even more! Have you heard of the vac-pan or Vroom? I don't have either of these, but I have been considering them in certain areas of our home. My husband is very handy and installed our system. I don't know if you are a DIY type or not, but if you are, you can save a lot of money installing it yourself. This too is discussed on the Building a Home forum. We purchased everything form Central Vacuum Stores out of Florida (we are in CA). They are wonderful to work with! Many people on the Building a Home Forum have used them - they are highly respected and recommended over there. We purchased a Imperium Power Unit. I hope this helps. Below is a link to several thread on the HaH. :-) Jeri Here is a link that might be useful: HaH Search...See Morecentral vacuum HideAHose packe w/lint?
Comments (3)We've been using ours for 9 months now and I do clean the hose sock periodically because it usually has a little dog hair stuck to it, but no where to the extent to describe it as the installer has. I'm managing a LOT of dog hair *and* I have dark floors, so if the hose sock had a lot of lint and dust I would definitely see it, but it is simply not the case. I do swipe the area in front of the outlet with a dust mop before I pull out the hose because I don't want it collecting more hair and that seems to keep it minimized. Another poster here also mentioned Tornado wipes (?) to clean the sock. If the floors are so dirty the sock is getting nasty, well, it's going to get dirty whether it retracts into the wall or if you wrangle it into a closet. If you have an opportunity to get a HAH - do it....you won't regret it. Hands down the best purchase I made for our house. It is a little more difficult to install because it requires longer runs and gradual sweeps, so maybe that is the real reason you are being discouraged. ;)...See Morecentral vacuum - how to size
Comments (8)I can see how I can't go too large, but I can go too expensive. I'm trying to keep costs down so that I can afford this thing. I'm doing the install myself (so there is no carnac the magnificent - even a guessing one) and I am trying to understand how to correctly size the unit. So, if the total volume of the pipe does make a difference, then am I right that having two inlets piped close together should "help" me use a smaller unit than the "number of inlets" rule of thumb might otherwise indicate? I will keep the total turns and fittings in mind as I lay the system out. Okay, it isn't as simple as calculating to the further inlet, but it seems that you agree that it also isn't as simple as square footage or number of inlets. I'm sure that the companies have come up with the square footage and number of inlets as a "rule of thumb" but I am want to understand how they do the real calculations. How do I use the total length of pipe and fittings to help me calculate what size unit I need? I would love to have a professional come out and design and install the system for me, but I just can't afford that. I am in no way suggesting that the professionals in the business are trying to pull one over on me especially since I haven't had a professional involved in the installation. thanks, cindy...See MoreCentral vacuum opinions
Comments (14)I have ben in the cleaning industri for more then 20 + years. Centralvacs are the best at keeping dust levels indoors to a minimum due to no air being blown out of some tyoe of vacuum, sitck, upright, cordless, canister. When some talk about cordless vacuum and how much they love them and they only use them I get horrified. The are NO cordless vacuum that can replace a corded one totaly, they are fine for inbetween cleanings but not as your only vac. Carpet need strong suction and a powernozzle driven by an electric motor not an airdriven one that might be fine if you only have a few area rugs. Bagless vers baged is a great debate also. Baged you just take it out and put a new in, done. Bagless needs alot more maintnens of filters to keep it running at full suction and even then as on can se on youtube baglesscleaners clog up with dirt. But it alls comes to how much do you want to spend on your vacuum, time when useing it, do you have allergies, do you have any fysical limitaitions. A cordless cleaner can be your only cleaner if the are only hardwood or no carpet then you dont need that much power to get it clean. Just my thoughts, good luck...See Moredsnine
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