Central Vac

[jaylo]

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Tired of using corded floor vacs, or central vac. Looking forward to this for a while, lol.

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@Disoblige , this is a total game-changer. Got mine when the V6 animal came out years ago and central vac has not been used since then.

I use it in the house, and bring it in road trips for cleaning the car and the guest cabin.

[88CRX]

Just installed a central vac because those Dyson sticks don’t work as your only vacuum for the entire house. Great for quick cleanup on hard surfaces but not great on carpet.

[killramos]

People still do central vac?

[88CRX]

Yea dude. It sucks.

But not nearly as good at marketing as dyson.

[roopi]

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People still do central vac?

Why wouldn't they? Seems convenient to me.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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People still do central vac?

Our central is the only one we use, and it works very well. We got rid of our canister/upright vacs.

[benyl]

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I hate dragging around and storing the hose.

Yup. We had a rough in for one, but just kept using the canister. The only way I would do a central vac again would be do to https://www.hideahose.com/

[cyra1ax]

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The only way I would do a central vac again would be do to https://www.hideahose.com/

I actually lived in a house where the original owner had the hose and accessories, but none of the wall plates would actually store the hose???

[killramos]

I guess I just pictured central vac as some legacy thing people were into in like the 80’s lol.

Vacuums are disposable, central vac seems like putting way to many eggs in one basket to me when something goes wrong.

I have been finding tubes in my walls while doing some Reno’s here, and we just yanked the whole system out of the lake house.

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Yup. We had a rough in for one, but just kept using the canister. The only way I would do a central vac again would be do to https://www.hideahose.com/

Even the vacuum they show on their website looks like it was made in the 90’s.

[88CRX]

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I guess I just pictured central vac as some legacy thing people were into in like the 80’s lol.

Vacuums are disposable, central vac seems like putting way to many eggs in one basket to me when something goes wrong.

I have been finding tubes in my walls while doing some Reno’s here, and we just yanked the whole system out of the lake house.

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Even the vacuum they show on their website looks like it was made in the 90’s.

Yea like I said the marketing of all central vacuum companies is brutal haha. They dont have fancy websites or tv commercials or IG model influences like Dyson thats for sure. Honestly I would have preferred a pull along Meile but the wife won that discussion. Regardless a Miele or a quality central vac >> Dyson stick.

And central vac systems aren't disposable, that's the whole point of the motors and systems, they last the lifetime of the house.

[firebane]

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Yea like I said the marketing of all central vacuum companies is brutal haha. They dont have fancy websites or tv commercials or IG model influences like Dyson thats for sure. Honestly I would have preferred a pull along Meile but the wife won that discussion. Regardless a Miele or a quality central vac >> Dyson stick.

And central vac systems aren't disposable, that's the whole point of the motors and systems, they last the lifetime of the house.

I like our central vac compared to the canister. With a dog and carpet I can fill the canister so fast I'm emptying it out far too often and making a gross mess.

[Buster]

I much prefer central vac.

[sabad66]

We only use our central vac probably monthly when we do a deeper clean. Most of the other time we pull out the trusty Miele with retractable cord. It's just way easier to lug around compared to a massive hose that we have to hang up after.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Central vacs are great in theory but dragging around that giant hose and storing it somewhere are both not worth it IMHO. Now that cordless stick vacuums have the same power as the best plug-in vacuums, enough run time for an entire house, and are available with large dust bins, I will never go back to central.

[brucebanner]

I also like our central vac. I haven't used any of the new vacuums to know any better either though.

[roopi]

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I guess I just pictured central vac as some legacy thing people were into in like the 80’s lol.

Vacuums are disposable, central vac seems like putting way to many eggs in one basket to me when something goes wrong.

I have been finding tubes in my walls while doing some Reno’s here, and we just yanked the whole system out of the lake house.

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I think the majority of new builds the rough in for central vacuum is standard so there really is no additional investment into a central vacuum system. You can buy and install for $500 which is similar to a dyson.

[speedog]

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I think the majority of new builds the rough in for central vacuum is standard so there really is no additional investment into a central vacuum system. You can buy and install for $500 which is similar to a dyson.

Nope, central vacuums are not roughed in on the majority of new builds and in fact, I have seen very few new builds in the past 5 years that either had it roughed in or installed. And I've probably been in well over 500 new builds in the past 5 years - built in vacuums are not all that common at all on new builds.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Nope, central vacuums are not roughed in on the majority of new builds and in fact, I have seen very few new builds in the past 5 years that either had it roughed in or installed. And I've probably been in well over 500 new builds in the past 5 years - built in vacuums are not all that common at all on new builds.

+1, it wasn't roughed in on our new build either when virtually every other feature was roughed in (or included). With how far stick/canister vacuums have come I don't think they are very popular anymore. The only place I might put one is my garage for detailing.

[killramos]

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+1, it wasn't roughed in on our new build either when virtually every other feature was roughed in (or included). With how far stick/canister vacuums have come I don't think they are very popular anymore. The only place I might put one is my garage for detailing.

In which case you don’t really need tubes in the wall, it’s just a. Wall mounted vacuum at that point.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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In which case you don’t really need tubes in the wall, it’s just a. Wall mounted vacuum at that point.

Yup that's how the garage ones are typically done.