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<blockquote data-quote="Bennett Prescott" data-source="post: 82837" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>Re: Home building/living suggestions wanted.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My parents installed central vac in their home when they built it in 1989. It was great for about a decade, then the fancy vacuum it came with broke and couldn't be replaced as the company had gone out of business. Those systems need a LOT of suction, and the longest line in my folks house is over 140'. Then the specialty floor unit broke, and could be fixed but then developed holes in the hose. For the last 10 years or so they've just used well rated but standard floor vacuums. Way more cost effective and when they clog they're easy to fix - they all have HEPA filters now anyway. Just like people who installed fancy intercom and lighting systems in the 1970s, now they have a bunch of stuff in and on the walls for no reason.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bennett Prescott, post: 82837, member: 4"] Re: Home building/living suggestions wanted. My parents installed central vac in their home when they built it in 1989. It was great for about a decade, then the fancy vacuum it came with broke and couldn't be replaced as the company had gone out of business. Those systems need a LOT of suction, and the longest line in my folks house is over 140'. Then the specialty floor unit broke, and could be fixed but then developed holes in the hose. For the last 10 years or so they've just used well rated but standard floor vacuums. Way more cost effective and when they clog they're easy to fix - they all have HEPA filters now anyway. Just like people who installed fancy intercom and lighting systems in the 1970s, now they have a bunch of stuff in and on the walls for no reason. [/QUOTE]
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