Recent content by ocscott3085

I've had a Hide a Hose outlet in my house for about 12 years. When I built my house 13 years ago, hide a hose wasn't offered by my builder. They only offered a traditional system so I have regular inlets installed throughout my home and one dedicated HAH outlet in the center of my main level...

2002 would be a very late run for the Spirit canister. My mom bought the TOL black Hoover Spirit with Quadraflex Powermatic around 1990 or 91. She really loved how lightweight it was in comparison to her Kenmore Power-Mates. I was a little kid at the time but I remember really liking how the...

My home builder installed a Dirt Devil Pro Series 990 central vac when my house was built about ten years ago. It was very powerful but despite frequent filter cleanings/changes, the motor burnt out within 3 years. We ended up replacing it with a bagged MD unit like my parents have had forever...

These have actually been on the QVC website for about a year. I think if they were going to showcase them on TV we would have seen that by now. I do remember when one of those channels sold the plastic Electrolux machines. My mom got one for our beach house. It lasted a long time before being...

I agree with Tom - the sealed bags in the MD units are such a great addition. My parents Silentmaster has the open bag style that can be quite dirty to change. I like that I can just pop my bag on and off the collar. Bag changes are super quick, clean, and easy.

I agree, they're great! I had the Volt for a couple of years and it worked well but honestly, felt like I was vacuuming with an upright that had a hose sticking off the back. Makes sense considering it is based off the Riccar Supralite body. After that died, I tried the Perfect (lux) battery...

Nice machine. I have a similar style at my beach house. I think it's their Homecare Compact C1. So quiet and so powerful! The only thing I dislike is that the tools aren't stored on-board underneath a cover like on my C3 Marin.

I believe FanofVacuums2 nailed it. Sharks are very appealing to the masses because of their reasonable price points and plethora of features. Most buyers have been brought up with vacuums seen as disposable items. They don't care if it breaks in a few years because it wasn't a huge...

Yes, I put off changing the bag in my MD central vac unit by about two months. It was JAM packed with dirt, dust and enough dog hair to make another beagle. As Beagledad mentioned, there had been no noticeable loss in performance. Love my MD central vac.

Yes I have only had crush-proof in this house but my parents' system had the old wire-reinforced hoses in the 80's/90's. I liked the look and feel of those better than the crush-proof. The Plastiflex crush-proof electric hose that came with my system split in half after only 8 years of use and...

Tom, just curious, is your electric hose wire-reinfoced like the older style hoses or the newer, crush-proof design?

I'm just a typical user and have never conducted actual tests but I wonder how much comes down to installation and the unit itself? My parents' Nutone I had growing up worked fine. Its suction was fine/good - nothing that completely blew me away. When they replaced it with a MD Silentmaster I...

I agree with the recommendation for MD. My parents replaced their original Nutone 80's unit with a MD Silentmaster in the early 2000's. It still works great. When our Vacuflo unit died after two or three years we replaced it with a bagged MD unit too and it has worked flawlessly for years...

I grew up using a central vac system and have one in my current home. I've never experienced a clog in about 35 years of experience with them. I do think machines are sometimes underpowered for the home size when the builder just throws in whatever cheap unit they can find. In that case, I...

The UK version also has a much nicer wand/hose setup with that articulating handle. It would make using the tools much more of an enjoyable experience - similar to the DC17 days. That was a big reason I purchased the DC07 and 17 when they came to the US - my parents had a very sheddy dog and...