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They used to use metal fans in Orecks. The problem is that they weren’t more durable, and when they would break, they would also break the fan housing. The plastic fans they use today are quite tough, I’d personally just get the fan changed and keep vacuuming carelessly. It sounds shocking to...

I also refuse to bend down and pick anything up, as long as I know it'll fit through the machine. I tend to prefer using high powered clean air vacuums because of this, but unless the direct air machine is vintage I'm still far more likely to suck things up that would make some here faint. My...

My top 3 are the Lindhaus, Sebo and Wessel Werk, and in that order too. Wessel comes in last due to being a pin in the butt to service. I prefer how the customer (or me on a service call) can take the brushroll out of the other two without tools. The Sebo is second because the zig zag in the...

The M715h is my absolute favorite machine to sell. It and the S900r are also the only two models I’ll recommend for my Hide-A-Hose installs. The excellent sealed suction not only pulls the hose in nicely, but it also really makes the performance impressive at the end of 60 feet of hose. And on...

I haven’t done the finish up on these two houses yet, but I took the liberty of selling these two huge 8 hose hide a hose jobs, in these houses up in the mountains over 8100ft above sea level, two split can M715hs, but it’ll be installed with one can and two motors. Did this because the 8.4 in...

To the OP, if you ever make it out to Denver CO, let me know, and we can spend an entire day schlepping my collection of power units, one by one, over to the power outlet and hear them run, feel the suction, connect up and play with the vintage inlets and attachments and all that fun stuff.

The unit I have connected to my system is an MD SilentMaster S5 240v. But I’ve got a large collection of older power units, both ones I’ve traded in and ones I’ve got from others in the business. My oldest machines being from 1962, one a Power Vac that was made here in Denver, and the other...

My personal opinion would be the MD M715h. Being honest though, I am an MD dealer. But its extremely powerful, and my experience is that the support bag design does lead to better airflow, which is why I prefer the MD, FloMaster, and SilentMaster lines of theirs where the bag is in the top of...

I can't imagine not having a central vac. As much as I enjoy my portables, I still just can't imagine not having a central. If you live in Colorado or one of the states that touch it, I could definitely help. Even have a friend with more used MD units than he'll ever use...

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...