Recent content by ultralux88

I’ve been extremely busy so far, so I’m hoping this year bring me more central vac work. I’d like to find some more friends locally. I’ve given up on the Colorado vacuum contingency, it seems they’re antisocial, so I’ll have to find other people around here.

Blackheart, your Beam uses different, arguably better motors, 3 fan 5.7 horned exhaust. A little less CFM than the new one, but more water lift and a lot longer life. Vaclab I have sucked up everything, aside from the fireplace ashes (and I don't recommend that one), including damp stuff, and...

Really that is it. A crappy install yields a crappy system with a lousy user experience. Also, the same goes for the unit and tool kit. As a side note, when I do an install I make damn good and sure the system performs as I led the customer to expect it would. Unless my work impresses me, I feel...

I have a Hoover grease gun, and have used several over the years. I've not once seen the dust cover for the thing, and the gun I have and others I've used more recently have a solid nice on the end of the motor bearing adapter, so I assume those never had the cover?

I guess I'm just at a loss for why people tend to so strongly believe central vacs can't retain their perforce just because of the long distance the air has to flow. Yes, I could conceive of a way to install the plumbing to ensure it loses most of its airflow, just use all tight 90s and sweep...

I've seen some older central units that use basically a FilterQueen or Tri-Star type motor. I was expecting the power to be worse than the portable machines they shared the motor with, but even when installed in a system, at the end of a long hose and pipe system, it had better power than the...

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Probably should! For my safety as much as its own!! Well, I got home and played with it a bit, runs good, but a bit dry sounding. And overall its fairly clean. It still will be getting the proverbial ‘Full Monte’ of a service job soon. I pulled out the barely used paper bag and put an MD...

Can’t type much yet, stopped at a red light. More later…

Years ago, probably 2007 or 2008 it was, I received a rather frantic contact from the great Alex B regarding a Hoover on Craigslist that needed to be grabbed up immediately. Naturally, I was very curious, and BEHOLD, it was the Bicentennial floating Celebrity with the P/N!!!!! Of course, I...

Wildly inaccurate! I will spare everyone every detail, but no… As far as is known to the world, Eric is doing well, keeping to himself and staying busy running the family business.

The main reason I've delayed new glasses so long... Is because, I too, have gone through the same change of life. I definitely am a loyal contact wearer these days!

All this talk of transitions has reminded me that I really need a new pair of glasses... With Transitions Lenses, obviously...

Oh I’ve always wanted to dredge up and old thread With something genuinely interesting and relevant. A couple weekends ago Colin visited from Omaha, and we went thrifting... found something interesting!

Been looking for a place to put these...