Why have a central vac system? (What's wrong with my upright/cylinder cleaner?)
I saw them when I was in America once and always thought it was a good idea, plus I love gadgets!
There are lots of benefits too! Not least the fact that old air and dust aren't recirculated around the house. (these units vent externally, or into a non living area)
Additionally they are almost silent in operation, the unit needs very infrequent maintenance, the dust collector is so large that it only needs emptying every few months and you don't have to carry a large heavy vacuum around the house with you. Cleaning the stairs is especially easy (and especially difficult with a normal vacuum cleaner)
I saw them when I was in America once and always thought it was a good idea, plus I love gadgets!
There are lots of benefits too! Not least the fact that old air and dust aren't recirculated around the house. (these units vent externally, or into a non living area)
Additionally they are almost silent in operation, the unit needs very infrequent maintenance, the dust collector is so large that it only needs emptying every few months and you don't have to carry a large heavy vacuum around the house with you. Cleaning the stairs is especially easy (and especially difficult with a normal vacuum cleaner)
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I spent absolutely ages planning this, I had originally intended to fit a central vacuum system when we first bought the house, but never did. Recently I've boarded out and reinsulated the loft, and it seemed like an ideal location for a central vacuum system, so the idea was reborn.
The main things to consider are the pipe run itself (and trying to hide as much of it as possible) the location of the outlets to provide best coverage of the house and the vacuum unit itself.
The main things to consider are the pipe run itself (and trying to hide as much of it as possible) the location of the outlets to provide best coverage of the house and the vacuum unit itself.
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so your vac doesn't suck up to the dyson then? (lol)
my first thought was modifying a water tank heater to collect the dust/dirt.
I laughed with the image of wrestling with the python, (vac) anaconda 2 ...!
'thought maybe you could create a waste chute if your collector is in the attic with the same principle as you did this.
The bin only fills up about twice a year, so emptying isn't a massive problem.
Regarding your idea to have a waste chute, interestingly the more expensive central vacs actually have the option to connect them to the water supply and to the drains and they autoempty the dust into the drain along with a good old jet of water to wash it all away. I've only seen these online though, never in person.
Sounds cool though.... Maybe next time. ;-)
Aren't hairs biodegradeable? Could it be used as compost?
If it is ill have to rebuild my composter
Sorry can't help with the exclamation marks .. they just appear for some reason!!!
i saw this when it was first made or posted but never commented
I always assume that stuff over here in the UK is the same price as in the states except we pay pounds (£) and you pay dollars ($) so actually given the current exchange rate we pay twice as much (£1 = $2)
I paid just under £800 for all this lot, so that's not too bad if the going rate in the US is $1000
Fair point about the VacPan, it keeps things pretty real! All of our friends think it's the coolest thing.
Thanks for your friendly comments
All the best
-Dan